Ames Range
Mountain range in Antarctica
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::summary Mountain range in Antarctica ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ames Range |
| photo | MountAndrus.jpg |
| photo_caption | Aerial view of the Ames Range. Mount Andrus is the first mount from the left, excluding Mount Berlin, which can be seen isolated far away |
| country | Antarctica |
| region | Marie Byrd Land |
| highest | Mount Andrus |
| elevation_m | 2978 |
| coordinates | |
| formed_by | Shield volcanoes |
| volcanic_field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
| map | Antarctica |
| :: |
| name=Ames Range | photo = MountAndrus.jpg | photo_caption = Aerial view of the Ames Range. Mount Andrus is the first mount from the left, excluding Mount Berlin, which can be seen isolated far away | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | region_type= | region=Marie Byrd Land | parent= | border= | highest=Mount Andrus | elevation_m=2978 | coordinates = | coordinates_ref= | formed_by=Shield volcanoes | period= | volcanic_field=Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province | orogeny= | map=Antarctica The Ames Range () is a range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a north–south direction for 20 nmi and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/C75130s5_Ant.Map_Mount_Kosciusco.jpg" caption="Ames Range in southeast of map"] ::
The Ames Range is northwest of the Mount Bursey massif in the Flood Range, from which it is separated by Forrest Pass, and southeast of the Berry Glacier and Demas Range. Glaciers draining the range include Coleman Glacier and Rosenberg Glacier on the west side, Jacoby Glacier on the east side and Herbst Glacier to the north. Peaks include Mount Andrus, Mount Boenninghausen, Mount Kosciusco and Mount Kauffman. Other features include Lind Ridge, Gardiner Ridge and Brown Valley.
Discovery and naming
The Ames Range was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS; 1939–41) and named by Richard E. Byrd for his father-in-law, Joseph Ames.
Geology
The Ames Range consists of three coalescing shield volcanoes: Mount Andrus, Mount Kosciusko and Mount Kauffman, and Mount Boennighausen. The north slopes of the range are in the west of the Usas Escarpment.
Glaciers
Coleman Glacier
Rosenberg Glacier
Jacoby Glacier
Herbst Glacier
Features
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/AmesRangeMap.jpg" caption="Map of the Ames Range"] ::
Features, from south to north, include:
Forrest Pass
Lind Ridge
Mount Andrus
Main article: Mount Andrus
Mount Boennighausen
Mount Kosciusko
Gardiner Ridge
Brown Valley
Mount Kauffman
Main article: Mount Kauffman
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2023-12-03 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C75130s5_Ant.Map_Mount_Kosciusco.jpg |accessdate=2024-04-06 |title=Mount Kosciusco |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
References
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