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词条 Dominion Range
释义

  1. Key geological features

      Mount Mills    Mount Nimrod    Mount Saunders    Safety Spur  

  2. Features

  3. See

  4. References

The Dominion Range ({{Coord|85|20|S|166|30|E|}}) is a broad mountain range, about {{convert|48|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long, forming a prominent salient at the juncture of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers in Antarctica.[1] The range is part of the Queen Maud Mountains

The range was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named by Shackleton for the Dominion of New Zealand, which generously aided the expedition.[1]

The highest peak is Mount Mills at {{convert|2955|m|ft|0}}.

Key geological features

Mount Mills

Mount Mills ({{coord|85|12|S|165|17|E|type:mountain}}) is the highest mountain in the range at {{convert|2955|m|ft|0}}, forming part of the northern escarpment overlooking the Beardmore Glacier 13 km north of Mount Saunders. The mountain was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) under Shackleton, and named for Sir James Mills who, with the government of New Zealand, paid the cost of towing the expedition ship Nimrod to Antarctica in 1908.[2]

Mount Nimrod

Mount Nimrod ({{coord|85|25|S|165|45|E|type:mountain}}) is a mountain at {{convert|2835|m|ft|0}}, standing 6 km SSE of Mount Saunders. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named after the expedition ship Nimrod.[3]

Mount Saunders

Mount Saunders ({{coord|85|21|S|165|26|E|type:mountain}}) is a mountain at {{convert|2895|m|ft|0}}, forming a part of the western escarpment of the Dominion Range, {{convert|7.2|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} NNW of Mount Nimrod. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for Edward Saunders, secretary to Ernest Shackleton, who assisted in preparing the narrative of the expedition.[4]

Safety Spur

Safety Spur ({{coord|85|19|S|168|0|E|}}) is a small rock spur from the Dominion Range, extending southeast from a broad isolated prominence between the mouth of Vandament Glacier and the west side of Mill Glacier. So named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) because it was at this landfall that the party arrived after their first crossing of Mill Glacier in November 1961.[5]

Features

Geographical features include:

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  • Ashworth Glacier
  • Browns Butte
  • Davis Nunataks
  • Kane Rocks
  • Koski Glacier
  • Meyer Desert
  • Mill Glacier
  • Mount Cecily
  • Mount Mills
  • Plunket Point
  • Rutkowski Glacier
  • Scott Icefalls
  • Vandament Glacier
{{div col end}}

See

  • Meyer Desert Formation biota

References

1. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=3965|name=Dominion Range|accessdate=2004-11-11}}
2. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=10013|name=Mount Mills|accessdate=2004-11-11}}
3. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=10736|name=Mount Nimrod|accessdate=2004-11-11}}
4. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=13312|name=Mount Saunders|accessdate=2004-11-11}}
5. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=13152|name=Safety Spur|accessdate=2008-03-20}}
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