Herbert Range

Herbert Range
Mount Fridtjof Nansen, named and photographed by Roald Amundsen
Highest point
Elevation1,451 m (4,760 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Herbert Range is located in Antarctica
Herbert Range
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Range coordinates85°22′S 165°30′W / 85.367°S 165.500°W / -85.367; -165.500

The Herbert Range (85°22′S 165°30′W / 85.367°S 165.500°W / -85.367; -165.500) is a range in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica, extending from the edge of the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Axel Heiberg Glacier and Strom Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) for Walter W. Herbert, leader of the Southern Party of the New Zealand GSAE (1961–62) which explored the Axel Heiberg Glacier area.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 329.