Queen Maud Mountains
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The Queen Maud Mountains are a major mountain range in Antarctica forming part of the Transantarctic Mountains, known for their extensive glaciers and high, rugged peaks near the Ross Ice Shelf.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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mountain range ⓘ |
| climate | polar ice-cap climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Amundsen Glacier
NERFINISHED
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Axel Heiberg Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Beardmore Glacier upper reaches NERFINISHED ⓘ Keltie Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Liv Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mill Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Betty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Bjaaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Don Pedro Christophersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Engelstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Fridtjof Nansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Hassel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Kristensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Kristine Bonnevie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Ole Engelstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Prestrud NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Ruth Gade NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Thorvald Nilsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Wisting NERFINISHED ⓘ Reedy Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Shackleton Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Roald Amundsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryExpedition | Amundsen Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
British Antarctic expeditions
NERFINISHED
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United States Antarctic Program parties ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Transantarctic orogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive glaciers
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high rugged peaks ⓘ ice-covered ridges ⓘ nunataks ⓘ |
| importance | major segment of the Transantarctic Mountains near Ross Ice Shelf ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Antarctic Plateau margin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Maud of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Maud of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rangeType | part of a continental divide ⓘ |
| separates |
Antarctic Plateau
NERFINISHED
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Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | permanently ice-covered ⓘ |
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