Shackleton Range
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The Shackleton Range () is a mountain range in Antarctica, rising to 1,875 m (6,150 ft), extending in an east-west direction for about 160 km (100 mi) between the Slessor and Recovery glaciers.
Seen from the air by the CTAE, 1956, which surveyed the western part of the range from the ground in 1957. The range was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967 and further surveyed from the ground by BAS from Halley Station, with support from USN C-130 Hercules aircraft, 1968-69 and 1969-70.
Named after Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of a British expedition 1914-16, the unsuccessful forerunner of the CTAE.
