Freyberg Mountains
Mountains in Antarctica
title: "Freyberg Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-victoria-land", "pennell-coast"] description: "Mountains in Antarctica" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-victoria-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyberg_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountains in Antarctica ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| map | Antarctica |
| label | Freyberg Mountains |
| region | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| country | Antarctica |
| country_type | Continent |
| range_coordinates | |
| :: |
| name= | photo= | photo_caption= | native_name= | map=Antarctica | label=Freyberg Mountains | map_caption= | region=Victoria Land, Antarctica | region_type = | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | parent= | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny= | highest= | elevation_ft= | range_coordinates = The Freyberg Mountains () are a group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, bounded by the Rennick Glacier, Bowers Mountains, Black Glacier, and Evans Névé. They are west of the Victory Mountains and south of the Bowers Mountains.
Name
The Freyberg Mountains were named for New Zealand's most famous general, Bernard Freyberg, by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/C71195s1_Ant.Map_Mount_Soza.jpg" caption="Northern tip of Alamein Range in west of center in south of map"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg" caption="Alamein Range west of center in north of map"] ::
The Freyberg Mountains lie to the east of the Rennick Glacier and to the south of the Bowers Mountains. The Canham Glacier defines their northwest limit. The Black Glacier defines their eastern limit, separating them from the Leitch Massif, Neall Massif and West Quartzite Range further east. They extend south to the Evans Névé.
Mountains
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| Name | Coordinates | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldwin | ||
| Buttress Peak | ||
| Mount Jackman | 1,920 m | |
| Mount Strandtmann | ||
| Mount Massell | 1,880 m | |
| :: |
Ranges
Geographical divisions of Freyberg Mountains include:
- Alamein Range , a range lying west of Canham Glacier.
- Salamander Range , a distinctive linear range between Canham Glacier and Black Glacier.
- Gallipoli Heights , a group of peaks and ridges centered 7.5 nmi south-southeast of Monte Cassino.
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-01-30 |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:C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-04 |title=Freyberg Mountains |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C71195s1_Ant.Map_Mount_Soza.jpg |accessdate=2024-02-04 |title=Mount Soza |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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