Quartermain Mountains

Quartermain Mountains
Antarctica's Beacon Valley, one of the most Mars-like places on Earth
Geography
Quartermain Mountains is located in Antarctica
Quartermain Mountains
ContinentAntarctica
Range coordinates77°51′S 160°45′E / 77.850°S 160.750°E / -77.850; 160.750

The Quartermain Mountains ( 77°51′S 160°45′E / 77.850°S 160.750°E / -77.850; 160.750) are a group of exposed mountains in Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) long, typical of ice-free features of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land.[1] They are east of the Lashly Mountains, south of the Asgard Range, west of the Kukri Hills and Royal Society Range, and some distance north of the Worcester Range.

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 598.