Ellsworth Mountains
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The Ellsworth Mountains are a major mountain range in Antarctica known for containing Vinson Massif, the continent’s highest peak.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellsworth Mountains canonical | 16 |
| Ellsworth Mountains region | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| age | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| contains |
Heritage Range
ⓘ
Sentinel Range ⓘ Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 79°S 85°W ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | aerial observation ⓘ |
| geology | primarily sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciers
ⓘ
ice-covered peaks ⓘ nunataks ⓘ |
| hasSubrange |
Heritage Range
ⓘ
Sentinel Range ⓘ |
| highestElevation |
16050 ft
ⓘ
4892 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
West Antarctic Rift System
ⓘ
surface form:
West Antarctic Rift System (regionally associated)
|
| length |
approximately 224 miles
ⓘ
approximately 360 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ellsworth Land
ⓘ
West Antarctica ⓘ
surface form:
Western Antarctica
|
| locatedOn | Antarctic Plate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lincoln Ellsworth ⓘ |
| near |
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
ⓘ
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Ronne Ice Shelf
|
| notableFor |
containing the highest peak in Antarctica
ⓘ
mountaineering expeditions to Vinson Massif ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transantarctic Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Transantarctic Mountains (broad sense/Antarctic mountain systems)
|
| region | West Antarctica ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Antarctic Peninsula by Ronne Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| subrangeOf | Antarctic mountain ranges ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vinson Massif
subject surface form:
Sentinel Range
this entity surface form:
Ellsworth Mountains region