Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Queen Elizabeth Range (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Queen Elizabeth Range (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Range (2c)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A rugged mountain range paralleling the E side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 100 mi from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham, 4,350 m, is the highest elevation in the range. Named by J.H. Miller of the N.Z. party of the CTAE (1956-58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, the patron of the expedition.
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