Aramis Range
Aramis Range is the third range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, situated 11 miles southeast of the Porthos Range and extending for about 30 miles in a southwest-northeast direction. First visited in January 1957 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher, who named it for a character in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers, the most popular book read on the southern journey.[1]
Features
Geographical features include:
Amery Peaks
Other features
- Battye Glacier
- Charybdis Glacier
- Dart Moraine
- Harvey Ridge
- Husky Massif
- Loewe Massif
- Manning Massif
- McKinnon Glacier
- McLaren Ridge
- McLeod Massif
- Medvecky Peaks
- Mount Johansen
- Mount Kizaki
- Mount McGrath
- Mount McKenzie
- Radok Lake
References
- ↑ "Aramis Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
Coordinates: 70°37′S 67°00′E / 70.617°S 67.000°E
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