Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)
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| Queen Elizabeth Range | |
|---|---|
  Queen Elizabeth Range Location of Queen Elizabeth Range in Antarctica | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Markham |
| Elevation | 4,350 m (14,270 ft) |
| Coordinates | 82°51′S 161°21′E / 82.850°S 161.350°E |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Shackleton Coast |
| Range coordinates | 83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E[1] |
| Parent range | Transantarctic Mountains |
The Queen Elizabeth Range (83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E) is a rugged mountain range that parallels the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) high, is the highest elevation in the range.[1]
The Queen Elizabeth Range was named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE; 1956–58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the patron of the expedition.[1]
Location
The Queen Elizabeth Range is bounded to the north by the Nimrod Glacier, which separates it from the Churchill Mountains and Nash Range. To the east the Lowery Glacier and Robb Glacier separate it from the Holland Range. The Law Glacier to the south separates its from the Colbert Hills and Queen Alexandra Range. The Marsh Glacier separates it from the Miller Range to the west.[2][3][4]
Major glaciers
- Nimrod Glacier (82°21′S 163°00′E / 82.350°S 163.000°E), a major glacier, about 85 nautical miles (157 km; 98 mi) long, flowing from the polar plateau in a northerly direction between the Geologists Range and Miller Range, then northeasterly between the Churchill Mountains and Queen Elizabeth Range, and finally spilling into Shackleton Inlet and the Ross Ice Shelf between Cape Wilson and Cape Lyttelton.[5]
- Lowery Glacier (82°35′S 163°15′E / 82.583°S 163.250°E), a glacier about 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long, which flows north from Prince Andrew Plateau along the east side of Queen Elizabeth Range to enter Nimrod Glacier.[6]
- Robb Glacier (82°38′S 165°00′E / 82.633°S 165.000°E), a glacier about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) long, flowing from Clarkson Peak north along the east side of Softbed Ridges to the Ross Ice Shelf at Cape Goldie.[7]
- Law Glacier (84°05′S 161°00′E / 84.083°S 161.000°E), a glacier about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide between the south end of Queen Elizabeth Range and the MacAlpine Hills, gradually descending east-north-east from the polar plateau to Bowden Névé.[8]
- Marsh Glacier (82°52′S 158°30′E / 82.867°S 158.500°E), a glacier about 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) long, flowing north from the polar plateau between the Miller Range and Queen Elizabeth Range into Nimrod Glacier.[9]
