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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Society Range region