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Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

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41: 34: 354: 362: 1548: 1484: 1552: 1488: 1211:), an ice-covered plateau, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long and 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) wide, forming the southern part of Queen Elizabeth Range. 95: 166: 915:), a majestic twin-peaked massif surmounting the north end of the Markham Plateau. The peaks have elevations of 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) and 4,280 metres (14,040 ft). 1124: 229: 1074: 1174: 1024: 724: 502: 428: 924: 878: 664: 828: 774: 552: 978: 610: 1161:), an ice-covered plateau, about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) wide, lying south of 1573: 465:), a major glacier, about 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction between the 315: 33: 1015:), a mountain, 3,335 metres (10,942 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Mount Lecointe. 1492: 295: 811:), a cluster of rugged peaks at the north end of the Queen Elizabeth Range, surmounting the area between the mouths of the 647:), a glacier about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range and the 342: 869:
5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Mount Chivers, in the north part of the Queen Elizabeth Range.
337: 1578: 332: 1556: 486: 159: 88: 398: 1583: 214: 1111:), a series of crevassed terraces and icefalls close southward of Fazekas Hills, near the head of 327: 1118: 540: 402: 701:), a glacier about 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) long, flowing north from the 539:), a glacier about 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long, which flows north from 1531: 1499: 8: 474: 374: 1515: 1466: 1168: 652: 478: 466: 152: 1068: 353: 298:(CTAE; 1956–58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen 1061:), a small but conspicuous group of mountains just north of New Year Pass in the 1018: 812: 648: 589:), a glacier about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, flowing from 1112: 718: 594: 496: 490: 482: 422: 382: 370: 361: 271: 207: 1567: 1190: 1176: 1140: 1126: 1090: 1076: 1040: 1026: 994: 980: 962: 940: 926: 918: 894: 880: 872: 866: 844: 830: 816: 790: 776: 762: 740: 726: 702: 680: 666: 658: 626: 612: 590: 568: 554: 518: 504: 444: 430: 406: 390: 282:, 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) high, is the highest elevation in the range. 279: 267: 245: 231: 182: 168: 111: 97: 71: 961:), a high mountain range extending 12 nautical miles (22 km) east from 865:), a peak, 2,290 metres (7,510 ft) high, surmounting the east side of 822: 768: 546: 470: 410: 386: 299: 1162: 972: 604: 598: 394: 291: 275: 705:
between the Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range into Nimrod Glacier.
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along the east side of Queen Elizabeth Range to enter Nimrod Glacier.
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Northern part of Queen Elizabeth Range to the south of Nimrod Glacier
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The Queen Elizabeth Range was named by J.H. Miller of the
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The Queen Elizabeth Range is bounded to the north by the
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for nearly 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) from
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and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling into
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(1995), 373:, which separates it from the 1: 1215: 593:north along the east side of 83:4,350 m (14,270 ft) 16:Mountain range in Antarctica 7: 709: 343:GPX (secondary coordinates) 305: 10: 1600: 1457: 597:to the Ross Ice Shelf at 338:GPX (primary coordinates) 313:Map all coordinates using 206: 158: 148: 140: 135: 87: 77: 67: 62: 26: 21: 1579:Transantarctic Mountains 321:Download coordinates as: 215:Transantarctic Mountains 285: 1553:public domain material 1489:public domain material 409:separates it from the 366: 358: 1152:Prince Andrew Plateau 1119:Prince Andrew Plateau 1063:Queen Elizabeth Range 967:Queen Elizabeth Range 541:Prince Andrew Plateau 403:Queen Alexandra Range 389:separate it from the 364: 356: 333:GPX (all coordinates) 257:Queen Elizabeth Range 224:Queen Elizabeth Range 194:Queen Elizabeth Range 47:Queen Elizabeth Range 22:Queen Elizabeth Range 1269:Nimrod Glacier USGS 1245:Buckley Island USGS 1186: /  1136: /  1086: /  1036: /  990: /  936: /  890: /  840: /  786: /  736: /  676: /  622: /  564: /  514: /  475:Churchill Mountains 440: /  375:Churchill Mountains 241: /  178: /  107: /  1191:83.917°S 159.667°E 1141:83.633°S 162.000°E 1091:83.200°S 163.600°E 1041:83.350°S 160.750°E 995:83.183°S 161.283°E 941:82.800°S 162.333°E 895:82.850°S 161.350°E 845:82.617°S 161.800°E 791:82.583°S 161.000°E 741:82.900°S 159.667°E 681:82.867°S 158.500°E 627:84.083°S 161.000°E 569:82.633°S 165.000°E 519:82.583°S 163.250°E 445:82.350°S 163.000°E 381:. To the east the 367: 359: 246:83.333°S 161.500°E 183:83.333°S 161.500°E 112:82.850°S 161.350°E 63:Highest point 220: 219: 160:Range coordinates 1591: 1584:Shackleton Coast 1550: 1549: 1543: 1542: 1541: 1527: 1526: 1525: 1511: 1510: 1509: 1486: 1485: 1481: 1480: 1479: 1473: 1452: 1446: 1440: 1434: 1428: 1422: 1416: 1410: 1404: 1398: 1392: 1386: 1380: 1374: 1368: 1362: 1356: 1350: 1344: 1338: 1332: 1326: 1320: 1314: 1308: 1302: 1296: 1290: 1284: 1278: 1272: 1266: 1260: 1257:Mount Rabot USGS 1254: 1248: 1242: 1236: 1230: 1210: 1209: 1207: 1206: 1205: 1203: 1202:Peletier Plateau 1198: 1197: 1196:-83.917; 159.667 1192: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1182: 1179: 1169:Peletier Plateau 1160: 1159: 1157: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1148: 1147: 1146:-83.633; 162.000 1142: 1137: 1134: 1133: 1132: 1129: 1110: 1109: 1107: 1106: 1105: 1103: 1098: 1097: 1096:-83.200; 163.600 1092: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1082: 1079: 1060: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1053: 1048: 1047: 1046:-83.350; 160.750 1042: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1029: 1014: 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Queen Elizabeth Range is located in Antarctica
Mount Markham
Elevation
Coordinates
82°51′S 161°21′E / 82.850°S 161.350°E / -82.850; 161.350 (Mount Markham)
Shackleton Coast
Range coordinates
83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E / -83.333; 161.500 (Queen Elizabeth Range)
Parent range
Transantarctic Mountains
83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E / -83.333; 161.500 (Queen Elizabeth Range)
Marsh Glacier
Nimrod Glacier
Law Glacier
Mount Markham
New Zealand
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Elizabeth II
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)


Nimrod Glacier
Churchill Mountains
Nash Range
Lowery Glacier
Robb Glacier

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