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Ames Range

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The Ames Range is a range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a north–south direction for and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. [1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Demas Range, Flood Range, Getz Ice Shelf, Marie Byrd Land, Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province, Mount Andrus, Mount Bursey, Richard E. Byrd, Shield volcano, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Usas Escarpment.

  2. Miocene shield volcanoes
  3. Shield volcanoes of Antarctica
  4. Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Demas Range

The Demas Range is a range about long that forms the lower east margin of the Berry Glacier in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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Flood Range

The Flood Range is a range of large snow-covered mountains extending in an east–west direction for about and forming a right angle with the southern end of the Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Ames Range and Flood Range are Miocene shield volcanoes and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.

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Getz Ice Shelf

The Getz Ice Shelf is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula.

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Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica.

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Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province

The Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province is a volcanic field in northern Marie Byrd Land of West Antarctica, consisting of over 18 large shield volcanoes, 30 small volcanic centres and possibly many more centres buried under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Ames Range and Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province are volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.

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Mount Andrus

Mount Andrus is a peak southeast of Mount Boennighausen in the southeast extremity of the Ames Range, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Ames Range and Mount Andrus are Miocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.

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Mount Bursey

Mount Bursey is a broad, ice-covered mountain, high, which forms the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Ames Range and mount Bursey are Miocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.

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Richard E. Byrd

Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), an American naval officer, was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics.

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Shield volcano

A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.

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United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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Usas Escarpment

Usas Escarpment is an expansive but discontinuous north-facing escarpment in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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See also

Miocene shield volcanoes

Shield volcanoes of Antarctica

Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_Range

Also known as Brown Valley, Coleman Glacier (Antarctica), Forrest Pass, Gardiner Ridge, Herbst Glacier (Antarctica), Jacoby Glacier, Lind Ridge, Mount Boennighausen, Mount Kosciusko (Antarctica), Rosenberg Glacier, The Ames Range.