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The Ames Range is an Antarctic range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a N-S direction for 32 km (20 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land.

Ames Range
Map of the Ames Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Andrus
Elevation	2,978 m (9,770 ft)
Coordinates	75°42′S 132°20′W
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Marie Byrd Land
Geology
Formed by	Shield volcanoes
Volcanic field	Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province

They were discovered by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–41) and named by Richard E. Byrd for his father-in-law, Joseph Ames.

The Ames Range consists of three coalescing shield volcanoes: Mount Andrus, Mount Kosciusko and Mount Kauffman, and Mount Boennighausen.[1]

Other Features

There are several glaciers draining from the Ames Range:

• Coleman Glacier
• Jacoby Glacier
• Rosenberg Glacier

Other features include:

• Brown Valley
• Gardiner Ridge, connecting Mt. Kosciusko to Mt. Kauffman
• Lind Ridge
• Forrest Pass, which separates the Ames Range from the Flood Range

Sources

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ames Range

Notes

На других языках

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[de] Ames Range

Die Ames Range ist ein Gebirgszug im westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Land. Sie wird aus den drei miteinander verbundenen Schildvulkanen Mount Andrus (2978 m), Mount Kosciusko (2909 m) und Mount Kauffman (2364 m) gebildet. Der Gebirgskamm Gardiner Ridge verbindet den Mount Kosciusko mit dem Mount Kauffman. Die verschneiten, steilwandigen Berge mit abgeflachten Gipfeln erstrecken sich in nordsüdlicher Ausdehnung über eine Länge von rund 32 km und stehen im rechten Winkel zum Ostende der Flood Range.

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- [en] Ames Range

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[fr] Chaîne Ames

La chaîne Ames est une chaîne de montagnes dans le Nord de la Terre Marie Byrd en Antarctique.

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