Masson Range
The Masson Range is a high broken chain of mountains, consisting primarily of the North Masson, Central Masson and South Masson Ranges and the Trilling Peaks, forming a part of the Framnes Mountains. Having several peaks over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), the range extends in a north–south direction for 15 nautical miles (28 km). It was discovered and charted by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson, and named for Professor Sir David Orme Masson, a member of the Advisory Committee for this expedition as well as the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, also under Mawson. The mountains were first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by John Béchervaise in 1956.[1]
Further reading
External links
- Masson Range on USGS website
- Masson Range on AADC website
- Masson Range on SCAR website
- Masson Range area satellite image
- Masson Range's images
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Masson Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
67°51′S 62°50′E / 67.850°S 62.833°E