David Range
Appearance
The David Range (67°54′S 62°30′E / 67.900°S 62.500°E) is a mountain range 5 miles (8 km) west of the Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends 16 miles (26 km) in a north-northeast–south-southwest direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
It was discovered on 14 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Professor Sir T.W. Edgeworth David.
Features of the David Range
See also
- Simpson Ridge, a feature nearby Mount Twintop
Further reading
• United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Includes Islands South of Latitude 60°, P 293
• James P. Minard, United States. Antarctic Projects Office, Glaciology and Glacial Geology of Antarctica, P 19
• Damien Gildea, Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
• B. A. Marmo, J. Dawson, Movement and structural features observed in ice masses, Framnes Mountains, Mac.Robertson Land, East Antarctica, Annals of Glaciology, Volume 23 1996, pp. 388–395, Cambridge University Press, 20 January 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500013689
External links
- David Range on USGS website
- David Range on AADC website
- David Range on SCAR website
- images of the David Range
- David Range area satellite image
- David Range area map
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "David Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.