Queen Alexandra Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Kirkpatrick |
Elevation | 4,528 m (14,856 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 160 km (99 mi)[1] |
Area | 74,641 km2 (28,819 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Range coordinates | 84°00′S 168°00′E / 84.000°S 168.000°E[2] |
The Queen Alexandra Range (84°00′S 168°00′E / 84.000°S 168.000°E) is a major mountain range about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf.[2] The range is in the Transantarctic Mountains System, and is located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica.