Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

Queen Elizabeth Range
Queen Elizabeth Range is located in Antarctica
Queen Elizabeth Range
Queen Elizabeth Range
Location of Queen Elizabeth Range in Antarctica
Highest point
PeakMount Markham
Elevation4,350 m (14,270 ft)
Coordinates82°51′S 161°21′E / 82.850°S 161.350°E / -82.850; 161.350 (Mount Markham)
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionShackleton Coast
Range coordinates83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E / -83.333; 161.500 (Queen Elizabeth Range)[1]
Parent rangeTransantarctic Mountains

The Queen Elizabeth Range (83°20′S 161°30′E / 83.333°S 161.500°E / -83.333; 161.500 (Queen Elizabeth Range)) is a rugged mountain range that parallels the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) high, is the highest elevation in the range.[1]

  1. ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 599.