Prince Charles Mountains Explained

Prince Charles Mountains
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The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies, with a height of 3228m (10,591feet). Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear (1950disp=semicolonNaNdisp=semicolon). These mountains, together with other scattered peaks, form an arc about 260order=flipNaNorder=flip long, extending from the vicinity of Mount Starlight in the north to Goodspeed Nunataks in the south.[1]

These mountains were first observed and photographed from a distance by airmen of USN Operation Highjump, 1946–47. They were examined by several ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) parties and mapped in the years 1954–61.[1] They have been found to contain large deposits of iron ore.[2] They were named by ANCA in 1956 for King Charles III, then the eight-year-old Prince Charles and son of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

List of key mountains

Ranges

Aramis Range

See main article: Aramis Range.

Athos Range

See main article: Athos Range.

Porthos Range

See main article: Porthos Range.

Other features

Ridges

Nunataks

Mountains

Massifs

Other Features

External links

Notes and References

  1. antarid. 12088. Prince Charles Mountains. 2005-09-28.
  2. Antarctica: An Encyclopedia from Abbot Ice Shelf to Zooplankton, Firefly, 2002. .
  3. antarid. 1099. Mount Bayliss. 2010-09-23.
  4. antarid. 5658. 2009-02-18. Mount Gibson.
  5. antarid. 7420. Mount Izabelle. 2008-03-20.
  6. antarid . 9875. Mount Meredith . 2013-09-19.
  7. antarid. 13102. Mount Rymill. 2010-10-17.
  8. antarid. 13392. Schmitter Peak. 2010-10-17.
  9. antarid. 13676. Shaw Massif. 2008-01-02.
  10. antarid. 13845. Simon Ridge. 2008-03-16.
  11. antarid. 14609. Mount Stinear. 2005-09-28.
  12. Web site: Matt McGrath . 2013-12-17 . New findings hint at diamond deposits in Antarctica . BBC . 2013-12-17.
  13. antarid. 15191. Thomas, Mount. 2014-05-29.
  14. antarid. 3406. Cumpston Massif. 10 December 2011.
  15. Web site: Nilsson Rocks on Australian Antarctic Data Centre .