Separation Range
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Separation Range is the Commonwealth Range
branches at about 8420S and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier
. The Separation Range, about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, is the eastern branch and terminates to the north at Ross Ice Shelf
. Named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition, 1959-60.
Commonwealth Range
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, 100 km long, located on the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to Keltie Glacier...
branches at about 8420S and forms two chains of mountains separated by Hood Glacier
Hood Glacier
Hood Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long draining northward from Siege Dome in the Commonwealth Range. It enters Ross Ice Shelf between that range and Separation Range. Discovered by the Southern Polar Party of British Antarctic Expedition under Ernest Shackleton. Named for Admiral...
. The Separation Range, about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, is the eastern branch and terminates to the north at Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Named by the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition, 1959-60.