Queen Alexandra Range
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Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in Antarctica forming part of the Transantarctic Mountains, known for its high, heavily glaciated peaks and remote polar environment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavily glaciated
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high peaks ⓘ remote polar environment ⓘ |
| climate | polar ice-cap climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Commonwealth Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garden Spur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Dickerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Falla NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Ida Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Robert Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Warden NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimrod Glacier (headwaters region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
British National Antarctic Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Beardmore Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Mill Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology |
igneous rocks
ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| highestPeak | Mount Kirkpatrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPeakElevation |
14856 ft
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4528 m ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | predominantly ice-covered ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east side of Beardmore Glacier ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Alexandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Alexandra of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dinosaur fossils at Mount Kirkpatrick
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paleontological discoveries ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transantarctic Mountain system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Transantarctic Mountains sector near Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsRoute | historic route to Antarctic Plateau ⓘ |
| usedDuring | early Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
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