Wegener Range
Mountain range in Palmer Land, Antarctica
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::summary Mountain range in Palmer Land, Antarctica ::
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| region | Palmer Land, Antarctica |
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| map | Antarctica |
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| name = | photo = | photo_caption = | country = | state = | border = | region_type = | region = Palmer Land, Antarctica | region1 = | region2 = | range_coordinates = | highest = | elevation_ft = | map =Antarctica Wegener Range () is a mountain range with peaks rising to 1,800 m, trending west-northwest – east-soitheast for about 45 nmi between Maury Glacier and Fenton Glacier in southeast Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Location
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg" caption="Palmer Land. Wegener Range in southeast of map"] ::
The Wegener Range is in eastern Palmer Land. It is south of the Du Toit Mountains and north of the Carey Range. It is west of the Violante Inlet and Mason Inlet. The Maury Glacier flows along its northern edge, and the Fenton Glacier along its southern edge. The Journal Peaks are to the east, and the Scott Uplands and Seward Mountains are further east, towards the George VI Sound.
Discovery and name
The Wegener Range was first photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1940; rephotographed by the United States Navy, 1966–69, and mapped from these photographs by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). In association with the names of continental drift scientists grouped in this area, named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Professor Alfred L. Wegener.
Nearby features
Scott Uplands
Seward Mountains
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:Palmer_Land_North_USGS_Sketch.jpg |accessdate=2024-04-25 |title=Palmer Land |publisher=USGS: United States Geological Survey |ref= }}
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