Name details

Masson Range

Masson Range (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Masson Range  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 2250

Feature type: Range

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A broken mountain chain, approximately 13 km east of and parallel to the David Range, Mac.Robertson Land. The peaks of the range were first seen miraged on the horizon during the early hours of 4 January, 1930, by BANZARE (1929-31). They were again seen the following day from the aeroplane. The range was mapped on 14 February, 1931, by BANZARE from the Discovery.

Named For

Named by Sir Douglas Mawson after Sir David Orne Masson, a member of the BANZARE Committee. First visited by an ANARE party led by John Bichervaise in 1956.

Location

Latitude:
67° 48' 49.0" S
-67.81361°
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Longitude:
62° 49' 00.0" E
62.81667°
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Altitude:
1089.1 m
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Images

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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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