Boomerang Range

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The Boomerang Range (at 78.45°S 158.75°E / -78.45; 158.75) is a narrow mountain range on the western side of the Skelton Glacier and Skelton Névé, Antarctica. The range is curved like a boomerang, and extends generally north–south for about 25 km.

Elevationca. 1600m
Coordinates78.45°S 158.75°E / -78.45; 158.75
LocationBoomerang Range, west side of Skelton Neve, Antarctica
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Boomerang Range
Nunataks at north end of Boomerang range, looking NNE towards the polar plateau.
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Elevationca. 1600m
Coordinates78.45°S 158.75°E / -78.45; 158.75
Geography
LocationBoomerang Range, west side of Skelton Neve, Antarctica
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It was mapped and named in 1957 by geologists in the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1956–1958.[1][2]

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