Dunedin Range Explained

Map:Antarctica
Label:Dunedin Range
Region:Victoria Land, Antarctica
Country:Antarctica
Country Type:Continent
Range Coordinates:-71.4°N 221°W

The Dunedin Range (-71.4°N 221°W) is a northwest-trending mountain range, long and 2to wide.It is located east of Lyttelton Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Name

The Dunedin Range was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–63.It was named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the city of Dunedin, New Zealand which over the years has had a close association with Antarctic expeditions; also in recognition of the friendship and cooperation of its citizens with American participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.

Location

The Dunedin Range is in the north of the Admiralty Mountains.It extended in the northwest-southeast direction from the Dennystoun Glacier, which flows along the west side, then turns past the northern tip of the range and runs east to the Southern Ocean.The Rowles Glacier flows northwest along the east side of Dunedin Range to enter Dennistoun Glacier.The Lyttelton Range is to the west of the Dennystoun Glacier.The Nash Glacier and Wallis Glacier form to the east of the Dunedin Range.Features include Jennings Peak and Brewer Peak to the southeast of the south end of the range, at the head of Pitkevitch Glacier.

Jennings Peak

-71.5333°N 175°W. A peak high in the southeast part of Dunedin Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cedell Jennings, AE2, United States Navy, Aviation Electrician's Mate at McMurdo Station, 1968.