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52: 45: 83: 315: 326: 334: 1718: 1667: 935:. The major west-facing escarpment of the Neptune Range, extending some 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) and being the point of origin of a number of west-trending rock ridges. Mapped by the 1722: 1671: 384: 103: 1742: 429:
of Antarctica. The ice stream drains northward for 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) along the west side of the Patuxent Range and the
898: 537:), a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward between the Patuxent and Neptune Ranges to enter Foundation Ice Stream. 1333: 849: 1387: 500: 1283: 450: 166: 1229: 1172: 795: 633: 964: 1122: 1072: 687: 579: 1014: 741: 1675: 44: 944: 248: 17: 948: 1159:), at 1,975 metres (6,480 ft), the highest mountain along the Washington Escarpment, standing at the east side of 1001:) is a mountain, 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of 1752: 1726: 936: 256: 276: 215:, Antarctica. The range comprises Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the 1747: 96: 1209:), a peak 1,840 metres (6,040 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of 303: 82: 298: 1320:), a compact group of hills, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, located south of 293: 378: 342: 1266:), a group of rock hills, 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, lying north of 8: 1429: 951:. Several members of the Neptune Range field party of 1963-64 attended this university. 426: 255:
aircraft with which this flight was made. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by
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The Neptune Range was discovered and photographed on 13 January 1956 on a
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situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the
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and the southern tip of the Neptune Range to join the ice stream. The
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The Neptune Range runs from south to north to the east if the
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air photographs in 1956-66. Named by the United States
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Peaks over 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) high include:
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flows west from the range to join the ice stream, The
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It was named by United States 81: 337:Southern tip of range in northwest of map 891: 332: 324: 313: 1743:Mountain ranges of Queen Elizabeth Land 1703:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 1687:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 1676:United States Board on Geographic Names 1647: 1631: 1619: 1607: 1595: 1583: 1571: 1559: 1547: 1535: 1523: 1511: 1499: 1487: 1451: 954:Features, from north to south, include 230: 14: 1735: 945:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 321:in extreme north, south margin of map 51: 949:University of Washington at Seattle 239:transcontinental plane flight from 24: 1725:from websites or documents of the 1674:from websites or documents of the 79:1,975 m (6,480 ft)  25: 1764: 1651:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 1217: 1055:, standing at the eastern end of 1721: This article incorporates 1716: 1670: This article incorporates 1665: 50: 43: 1727:United States Geological Survey 1424:), a large, mainly ice-covered 937:United States Geological Survey 491:to enter Foundation Ice Stream. 257:United States Geological Survey 1648:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1213:in the southern Neptune Range. 13: 1: 1574:, p. 319, Hawkes, Mount. 1436: 353:flows northwest between the 1324:and west of Roderick Valley. 27:Mountain range in Antarctica 7: 372: 304:GPX (secondary coordinates) 266: 211:in the central part of the 10: 1769: 1640: 329:Northern part of the range 299:GPX (primary coordinates) 274:Map all coordinates using 143: 95: 90: 73: 68: 37: 32: 1753:Transantarctic Mountains 939:(USGS) from surveys and 541: 282:Download coordinates as: 1723:public domain material 1672:public domain material 361:are to the north. 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Washington Escarpment
Neptune Range is located in Antarctica
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Range coordinates
83°30′S 056°00′W / 83.500°S 56.000°W / -83.500; -56.000 (Neptune Range)
Parent range
Pensacola Mountains
83°30′S 056°00′W / 83.500°S 56.000°W / -83.500; -56.000 (Neptune Range)
mountain range
Forrestal Range
Pensacola Mountains
Iroquois Plateau
Schmidt
Williams Hills
United States Navy
McMurdo Sound
Weddell Sea
US-ACAN
P2V-2N "Neptune"
United States Geological Survey
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GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
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