Royal Society Range

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The Royal Society Range is a prominent mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica, known for its towering peaks and dramatic glaciated terrain overlooking McMurdo Sound.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Society Range region 1
Mount Lister 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
borderedBy McMurdo Sound NERFINISHED
climate polar climate
contains Mount Hooker NERFINISHED
Mount Huggins NERFINISHED
Mount Kempe NERFINISHED
Mount Lister NERFINISHED
Mount Lister massif NERFINISHED
Mount Rucker NERFINISHED
glaciers
icefalls
nunataks
continent Antarctica
country Antarctica NERFINISHED
discoveredBy British National Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED
elevationClass high mountain range
exploredDuring Discovery Expedition NERFINISHED
geologicalAge Paleozoic to Mesozoic
hasCharacteristic prominent mountain range
hasFeature deeply incised valleys
steep cliffs
hasGlaciation permanent ice
hasNotableFeature dramatic relief
towering peaks
hasOrientation north–south trending
hasRockType granite
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
hasTerrain glaciated terrain
hasViewOf Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED
highestPoint Mount Lister NERFINISHED
locatedIn Victoria Land NERFINISHED
Victoria Land NERFINISHED
namedAfter Royal Society of London NERFINISHED
near McMurdo Dry Valleys NERFINISHED
McMurdo Station NERFINISHED
Scott Base NERFINISHED
orogeny Transantarctic orogeny NERFINISHED
overlooks McMurdo Sound NERFINISHED
partOf Royal Society Range NERFINISHED
Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED
region Ross Dependency NERFINISHED
researchField climate science
geology
glaciology
usedFor scientific research

Referenced by (6)

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Scott Coast hasNearbyFeature Royal Society Range
Transantarctic Mountains contains Royal Society Range
Mount Discovery partOf Royal Society Range
this entity surface form: Royal Society Range region
Mount Lister locatedIn Royal Society Range
Mount Lister mountainRange Royal Society Range
Mount Lister isOneOfHighestPeaksOf Royal Society Range