West Quartzite Range

West Quartzite Range
West Quartzite Range is located in Antarctica
West Quartzite Range
West Quartzite Range
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
Region(s)Victoria Land, Antarctica
Range coordinates72°0′S 164°45′E / 72.000°S 164.750°E / -72.000; 164.750 (West Quartzite Range)

West Quartzite Range (72°0′S 164°45′E / 72.000°S 164.750°E / -72.000; 164.750 (West Quartzite Range)) is a range, the western of two parallel quartzite ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier in the Concord Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962–63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 806.