Concord Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Concord Mountains is a group name applied to a complex system of mountain range
s in northwest Victoria Land
comprising Everett Range
, Mirabito Range
, King Range, Leitch Massif
, East Quartzite Range
and West Quartzite Range
.
Mapped by the USGS
from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE which explored this area, 1963–64, for the international harmony existing in Antarctica and in particular for the fact that five nations participated in exploration of this region.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s in northwest Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
comprising Everett Range
Everett Range
Everett Range is a rugged, mainly ice-covered mountain range nearly 95 km long between the Greenwell and Ebbe glaciers in northwest Victoria Land, Antarctica...
, Mirabito Range
Mirabito Range
Mirabito Range is a narrow, northwest-trending mountain range, 64 km long and 6 km wide, standing between the upper part of Lillie Glacier and the Greenwell Glacier in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The range is part of the Concord Mountains.The range was mapped by the USGS from...
, King Range, Leitch Massif
Leitch Massif
Leitch Massif is a mountain massif that forms the northern part of West Quartzite Range, in the Concord Mountains. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for E.C. Leitch, geologist with this party....
, East Quartzite Range
East Quartzite Range
East Quartzite Range is a range, 12 nautical miles long, forming a subordinate southwest unit of King Range, in the Concord Mountains. It lies 5 nautical miles east of West Quartzite Range. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature....
and West Quartzite Range
West Quartzite Range
West Quartzite Range is a mountain range, the western of two parallel quartzite ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier in the Concord Mountains, Antarctica. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature....
.
Mapped by the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by the northern party of the NZGSAE which explored this area, 1963–64, for the international harmony existing in Antarctica and in particular for the fact that five nations participated in exploration of this region.