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The Worcester Range is a mountain range in Antarctica standing between the Skelton and Mulock Glaciers on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Probably named after the training ship in the Thames, in which many officers of early British Antarctic expeditions trained. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901–04. The name seems to have been first applied on the charts of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09.[1]

Worcester Range
Highest point
Peak	Mount Harmsworth
Elevation	2,765 m (9,072 ft)
Coordinates	78°41′00″S 160°56′02″E
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Hillary Coast
Range coordinates	78°50′S 161°00′E
Parent range	Transantarctic Mountains

The range is part of the Prince Albert-McMurdo Range, which also includes the Prince Albert Mountains, in the Victoria Land region of New Zealand's Ross Dependency claim. These ranges are part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains, which span the continent.

The highest peak in the range is Mount Harmsworth, a prominent ice-covered peak, 2,765 metres (9,072 ft), at the NW side of the head of Delta Glacier. Discovered by the BrNAE and named for Sir Alfred Harmsworth, later Viscount Northcliffe, a generous contributor to the expedition.[2]

Other notable peaks include Mount Marks (~2600m), named after Rodney Marks, and Portal Mountain (2555m).

See also

• Jensen Rampart

References

На других языках

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[de] Worcester Range

Die Worcester Range ist eine hohe und rund 50 km lange Gebirgskette an der Hillary-Küste im ostantarktischen Viktorialand. Sie ragt an der Westseite des Ross-Schelfeises zwischen dem Skelton-Gletscher und dem Mulock-Gletscher auf.

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- [en] Worcester Range

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[fr] Chaînon Worcester

Le chaînon Worcester est un massif de montagnes situé dans la chaîne Transantarctique, dans la Terre Victoria en Antarctique. Il culmine au mont Harmsworth à 2 765 mètres d'altitude.

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