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The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about 185 km (115 mi) and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide. Many peaks rise over 4,000 m (13,100 ft) and Vinson Massif (4892 m) in the southern part of the range is the highest elevation on the continent.[1][2]

This article is about the mountain range in Antarctica. For the range in the northern Canadian Rockies, see Sentinel Range (Canada).

Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range
Highest point
PeakMount Vinson
Elevation4,892 m (16,050 ft)
Coordinates78°31′31.74″S 85°37′01.73″W
Dimensions
Length185 km (115 mi) NNW-SSE
Width48 km (30 mi)
Geography
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
ContinentAntarctica
RegionEllsworth Land
Range coordinates78°10′S 85°30′W
Parent rangeEllsworth Mountains
Borders onHeritage Range

Sentinel Range comprises a main ridge (featuring Vinson Massif in its southern portion) and a number of distinct heights, ridges and mountains on its east side, including (south to north) Owen Ridge, Petvar Heights, Doyran Heights, Veregava Ridge, Flowers Hills, Sullivan Heights, Barnes Ridge, Maglenik Heights, Probuda Ridge, Bangey Heights, Sostra Heights and Gromshin Heights. It is separated from Bastien Range to the southwest by Nimitz Glacier, and from Heritage Range to the south by lower Minnesota Glacier.

The range was first sighted and photographed from the air on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth who in naming it recognized its prominent position as a landmark on an otherwise featureless ice surface. The range was first visited and partially surveyed in January 1958 during the Sentinel Mountains Traverse led by Charles R. Bentley. The entire range was subsequently mapped by USGS from aerial photography taken by the U.S. Navy, 1958-61.[1][2]


Key mountains and peaks


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Mountain Metres Feet Coordinates
Mount Vinson4,89216,05078°31′31.74″S 85°37′1.73″W
Mount Tyree4,85215,91978°24′42″S 85°51′43″W
Clinch Peak4,84115,88378°32′08″S 85°30′45″W
Corbet Peak4,82215,82078°31′31″S 85°32′50″W
Schoening Peak4,74315,56178°31′36″S 85°27′57″W
Hollister Peak4,72915,51578°32′43″S 85°35′19″W
Príncipe de Asturias Peak4,68015,35478°32′50″S 85°42′32″W
Mount Shinn4,66015,28978°27′S 85°46′W
Fukushima Peak4,63415,20378°33′31″S 85°34′16″W
Marts Peak4,55114,93178°32′18″S 85°24′07″W
Branscomb Peak4,52014,82978°30′57″S 85°41′44″W
Opalchenie Peak4,503.514,77578°34′02″S 85°34′53″W
Mount Rutford4,47714,68878°36′S 85°18′W
Mount Craddock4,36814,33178°38′S 85°12′W
Mount Anderson4,25413,95778°09′S 86°13′W
Mount Bentley4,24513,92778°07′S 86°14′W
Mount Ostenso4,18013,71478°18′S 86°11′W
Peak 41114,16013,64878°13′S 86°08′W
Mount Giovinetto4,09013,41978°16′S 86°10′W
Evans Peak3,95012,95978°17′S 85°58′W
Mount Goldthwait3,81512,51677°59′S 86°03′W
Mount Davis3,80012,46778°06′S 86°15′W
Mount Press3,76012,33678°09′18″S 85°59′45″W
Mount Viets3,60011,81178°15′S 86°06′W
Mount Todd3,60011,81178°05′39″S 85°52′39″W
Mount Dalrymple3,60011,81177°56′S 86°03′W
Mount Hale3,59511,79578°04′S 86°19′W
Mount Tuck3,56011,68078°29′S 84°50′W
Mount Slaughter3,44411,29978°37′S 85°38′W
Knutzen Peak3,37311,06678°29′47″S 85°56′35″W
Eyer Peak3,36811,05078°09′S 86°00′W
Mount Atkinson3,30010,82778°39′S 85°29′W
Mount Allen3,24810,65678°41′46″S 85°01′10″W
Mount Alf3,20010,49977°55′S 86°07′W
Mount Waldron3,10010,17178°27′S 84°53′W
Mount Milton3,0009,84378°48′S 84°48′W
Vanand Peak3,0009,84378°29′S 85°18′W

Maps



Features


Geographical features include:


Bangey Heights


Main article: Bangey Heights

Bastien Range


Main article: Bastien Range

Doyran Heights


Main article: Doyran Heights

Flowers Hills


Main article: Flowers Hills

Gromshin Heights


Main article: Gromshin Heights

Maglenik Heights


Main article: Maglenik Heights

Owen Ridge


Main article: Owen Ridge

Petvar Heights


Main article: Petvar Heights

Sostra Heights


Main article: Sostra Heights

Sullivan Heights


Main article: Sullivan Heights

Veregava Ridge


Main article: Veregava Ridge

Other features



Further reading





References


  1. "Sentinel Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2004.
  2. Sentinel Range. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.


На других языках

[de] Sentinel Range

Die Sentinel Range ist die nördliche Hälfte des Ellsworthgebirges im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. Sie erstreckt sich in nordnordwest-südsüdöstlicher Ausrichtung, ist rund 185 km lang, 50 km breit und vom südlicheren Heritage Range durch den Minnesota-Gletscher getrennt.
- [en] Sentinel Range

[es] Cordillera Sentinel

La cordillera Sentinel es la mayor cordillera entre las situadas al norte del glaciar Minnesota y forma la mitad norte de los montes Ellsworth en la Antártida. La cordillera está orientada de norte-noroeste al sur-sureste y se extiende a lo largo de 185 km con una anchura de 48 km. Muchos de sus picos se elevan por encima de los 4.000 m y en el macizo Vinson se alcanzan los 4.897 m, en la parte sur de la cordillera, siendo la mayor elevación del continente.[1]

[fr] Massif Sentinel

Le massif Sentinel est la plus haute chaîne de montagnes de l'Antarctique. Elle a été découverte et explorée vers le milieu du XXe siècle.

[it] Sentinel Range

Il Sentinel Range o Catena della Sentinella[1] è un'estesa catena montuosa dell'Antartide, facente parte dei Monti Ellsworth. Si sviluppa da Nord-Nord Ovest a Sud-Sud Est per circa 185 km ed è larga circa 48 km. Molte cime della catena superano i 4.000 m s.l.m. e il Monte Vinson (4892 m) nella parte meridionale della catena montuosa è la montagna più alta di tutto il continente.


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