Commonwealth Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Flat Top (Ross Dependency) |
Elevation | 4,000 m (13,123 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 84°41′S 171°55′E / 84.683°S 171.917°E[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 144 km (89 mi) N-S[2] |
Width | 66 km (41 mi) E-W[2] |
Area | 4,820 km2 (1,860 sq mi)[2] |
Geography | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Range coordinates | 84°15′S 172°13′E / 84.250°S 172.217°E |
Parent range | Queen Maud Mountains |
The Commonwealth Range (84°15′S 172°13′E / 84.250°S 172.217°E) is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from Keltie Glacier to the Ross Ice Shelf.[3] The range is southeast of the Queen Alexandra Range, which is to the west of the Beardmore Glacier. It is west of the Hughes Range and north of the Supporters Range and the Barton Mountains.