Theron Mountains
| Theron Mountains | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 79 ° 5 ′ S , 28 ° 15 ′ W | |
The Theron Mountains are a mountain range in the East Antarctic Coatsland . With heights of up to 1175 m , they extend northeast-southwest over a length of 45 km on the eastern edge of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf .
They were spotted for the first time during a flyover by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) led by British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . They are named after the Theron ship that was used on this research trip .
Web links
- Theron Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Theron Mountains on geographic.org (English)