Aramis Range
Aramis Range is the third range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, situated 11 miles southeast of the Porthos Range and extending for about 30 miles in a southwest-northeast direction. First visited in January 1957 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher, who named it for a character in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers, the most popular book read on the southern journey.[1]
Features
Geographical features include:
Amery Peaks
Further reading
• R.J. Tingey, GEOLOGICAL WORK IN ANTARCTICA 1971
• John Manning, Mapping Surveys in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, 2012, P 4
External links
- Aramis Range on USGS website
- Aramis Range on AADC website
- Aramis Range on SCAR website
- description of the Aramis Range
- Satellite image of the Aramis Range
- map of the Aramis Range
- updated long term weather forecast for the Aramis Range
References
- "Aramis Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
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