Prince Albert Mountains
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain The Prince Albert Mountains (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) are a major mountain group in Antarctica over Script error: No such module "convert". long. Located in Victoria Land, they run north–south between the Priestley Glacier to the north and Ferrar Glacier to the south.Template:SfnTemplate:Efn They are south of the Deep Freeze Range and north of the Kirkwood Range.
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Exploration and name
The Prince Albert Mountains were discovered by Sir James Clark Ross, on February 17, 1841, and named by him for Prince Albert, the consort of the British Queen Victoria of England. The first exploration of the mountains was by British expeditions in the early 1900s. Detailed survey and mapping was accomplished by New Zealand and American expeditions in the 1950s and 1960s.Template:Sfn
Location
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The northeastern section of the Prince Albert Mountains extends across the Reeves Glacier north to the Priestley Glacier. These two glacier converge into the Nansen Ice Sheet.Template:Sfn Further south, they cross the David Glacier and Larsen Glacier.Template:Sfn In the far south they extend to the Mawson Glacier.Template:Sfn In the southwest the Reeves Névé extends to their west.Template:Sfn The Ricker Hills are in the northwest of the range, between Hollingsworth Glacier and upper David Glacier.Template:Sfn
Major peaks
This range include the following mountains:
| Mountain | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Mackintosh | 2,468 | 8,087 |
| Mount Joyce | 1,830 | 6,000 |
| Mount Billing | 1,420 | 4,700 |
| Mount Mallis | 1,360 | 4,462 |
| Mount Priestley | 1,100 | 3,600 |
Major glaciers
Major glaciers, from north to south, include:
- Priestley Glacier is a major valley glacier, about Script error: No such module "convert". long, originating at the edge of the Polar Plateau. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Eisenhower Range to enter the northern end of the Nansen Ice Sheet.Template:Sfn
- Reeves Glacier is a broad glacier originating on the interior upland and descending between Eisenhower Range and Mount Larsen to merge with the Nansen Ice Sheet.Template:Sfn
- Larsen Glacier is a glacier flowing southeast from Reeves Névé, through the Prince Albert Mountains and entering the Ross Sea just south of Mount Crummer.Template:Sfn
- David Glacier is a glacier over Script error: No such module "convert". long, flowing east from the polar plateau through the Prince Albert Mountains to the coast. It enters the Ross Sea between Cape Philippi and Cape Reynolds to form the floating Drygalski Ice Tongue.Template:Sfn
- Mawson Glacier is a large glacier descending eastward from the Antarctic Plateau to the north of Trinity Nunatak and the Kirkwood Range, to enter the Ross Sea, where it forms the Nordenskjöld Ice Tongue.Template:Sfn
Features
Template:Geogroup Features or groups of features in the Prince Albert Mountains have been named by various survey groups and expeditions. From north to south they include:
- Eisenhower Range (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a majestic mountain range, about Script error: No such module "convert". long and rising to Script error: No such module "convert"., which rises between Reeves Névé on the west, Reeves Glacier on the south, and Priestley Glacier on the north and east.Template:Sfn
- Mount Bellingshausen' (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a conspicuous cone-shaped mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". high, standing Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Mount Priestley between Larsen Glacier and David Glacier.Template:Sfn
- Mount Joyce (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a prominent, dome-shaped mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". high, standing Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Mount Howard.Template:Sfn
- Ricker Hills (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a group of mainly ice-free hills, about Script error: No such module "convert". long, lying just west of Hollingsworth Glacier.Template:Sfn
- Mount Armytage (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a dome-shaped mountain, Script error: No such module "convert". high, standing north of Mawson Glacier and Script error: No such module "convert". west of Mount Smith.Template:Sfn
- Mount Murray (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".), a sharp granite peak, Script error: No such module "convert". high, standing Script error: No such module "convert". west of Bruce Point on the north side of Mawson Glacier.Template:Sfn
Notes
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