Lyttelton Range
Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
title: "Lyttelton Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-the-ross-dependency", "admiralty-mountains"] description: "Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-the-ross-dependency" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyttelton_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| map | Antarctica |
| label | Lyttelton Range |
| region | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| country | Antarctica |
| country_type | Continent |
| range_coordinates | |
| :: |
| name= | photo= | photo_caption= | native_name= | map=Antarctica | label=Lyttelton Range | map_caption= | region=Victoria Land, Antarctica | region_type = | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | parent= | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny= | highest= | elevation_ft= | range_coordinates = The Lyttelton Range () is a narrow northwest-trending mountain range located south of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. The range is 16 nmi long and forms the western wall of the upper part of the Dennistoun Glacier.
Exploration and naming
The Lyttelton Range was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, where over the years, many expedition ships refueled and replenished supplies en route to Antarctica; also in recognition of the friendship and cooperation of its citizens with American participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/C71192s1_Ant.Map_Ebbe_Glacier.jpg" caption="Lyttelton Range to east of center of map"] ::
Lyttelton Range lies between Findlay Range, which extends southeast from Robinson Heights, to the west, and the Dunedin Range to the east. The upper Dennistoun Glacier flows past its east side. The Atkinson Glacier flows between Findlay Range and the west side of Lyttelton Range, flowing northward into Dennistoun Glacier.
Features
Features include Wetmore Peak and Lange Peak.
Wetmore Peak
Lange Peak
Saxby Pass
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-03-06 |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:C71192s1_Ant.Map_Ebbe_Glacier.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-07 |title=Ebbe Glacier |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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