Ford Ranges
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Ford Ranges are a group of largely ice-covered mountain ranges in western Antarctica’s Marie Byrd Land, notable for their remote, rugged peaks and extensive glaciation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford Ranges canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| contains |
glaciers
ⓘ
peaks ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard E. Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| exploredDuring | Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extensively glaciated
ⓘ
largely ice-covered ⓘ remote ⓘ rugged ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | glaciated mountain environment ⓘ |
| hasGlacier |
Arthur Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balchen Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Crevasse Valley Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ochs Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Venzke Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeak |
Mount Darling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Ferranto NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Iphigene NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Passel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Swartley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubrange |
Allegheny Mountains (Ford Ranges)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clark Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Husky Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountinks-like minor ranges and nunataks ⓘ Rawson Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Swanson Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Iphigene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marie Byrd Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Executive Committee Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedUsing |
aerial photographs
ⓘ
ground surveys ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edsel Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Transantarctic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain ranges of Marie Byrd Land ⓘ |
| regionType | uninhabited ⓘ |
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