Athos Range
Highest point
Elevation1,640 m (5,380 ft)
Naming
EtymologyCharacter from The Three Musketeers, a book read during an early ascent
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
AreaMac. Robertson Land
Range coordinates70°13′S 64°50′E / 70.217°S 64.833°E / -70.217; 64.833
Parent rangePrince Charles Mountains
Climbing
First ascentJohn Béchervaise (Nov 1955)
Athos Range is located in Antarctica
Athos Range
Athos Range
Athos Range in eastern Antarctica

Athos Range (70°13′S 64°50′E / 70.217°S 64.833°E / -70.217; 64.833) is the northernmost range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. The range consists of many individual mountains and nunataks that trend east–west for 40 miles (64 km) along the north side of Scylla Glacier.[1]

These mountains were first observed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. The western part of the range was first visited by an ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by John Béchervaise in November 1955. The range was again visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party, 1956–57, led by W.G. Bewsher, and a depot was established at the eastern extremity. It was named after a character in The Three Musketeers, a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père which was the most popular book read on the southern journey.[1]

Key mountains

Features

Geographical features include:

References

  1. ^ a b "Athos Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  2. ^ "Mount Albion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  3. ^ "Farley Massif". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  4. ^ "Giddings Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  5. ^ "Mount Jacklyn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  6. ^ "Mount O'Shea". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  7. ^ "Mount Shennan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  8. ^ "Mount Starlight". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

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