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12 relations: Antarctic Plateau, Antarctic Treaty System, Axel Heiberg Glacier, Cairn, Framheim, Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica, Queen Maud Mountains, Roald Amundsen, Ross Ice Shelf, South Pole, Strom Glacier, Wally Herbert.
- Amundsen Coast
- East Antarctica
- Queen Maud Mountains
Antarctic Plateau
The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about, and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. Herbert Range and Antarctic Plateau are East Antarctica.
See Herbert Range and Antarctic Plateau
Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.
See Herbert Range and Antarctic Treaty System
Axel Heiberg Glacier
The Axel Heiberg Glacier in Antarctica is a valley glacier, long, descending from the high elevations of the Antarctic Plateau into the Ross Ice Shelf (nearly at sea level) between the Herbert Range and Mount Don Pedro Christophersen in the Queen Maud Mountains. Herbert Range and Axel Heiberg Glacier are Queen Maud Mountains.
See Herbert Range and Axel Heiberg Glacier
Cairn
A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound.
Framheim
Framheim was the name of explorer Roald Amundsen's base at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica during his successful quest for the South Pole.
See Herbert Range and Framheim
Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica
A Historic Site or Monument (HSM) is a protected location of historic interest on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands.
See Herbert Range and Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica
Queen Maud Mountains
The Queen Maud Mountains are a major group of mountains, ranges and subordinate features of the Transantarctic Mountains, lying between the Beardmore and Reedy Glaciers and including the area from the head of the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic Plateau in Antarctica.
See Herbert Range and Queen Maud Mountains
Roald Amundsen
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (16 July 1872 –) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions.
See Herbert Range and Roald Amundsen
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France).
See Herbert Range and Ross Ice Shelf
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions. Herbert Range and south Pole are East Antarctica.
See Herbert Range and South Pole
Strom Glacier
Strom Glacier is a steep valley glacier flowing northeast from the north side of Mount Fridtjof Nansen to the head of the Ross Ice Shelf, flanked on the northwest by the Duncan Mountains and on the southeast by the Herbert Range.
See Herbert Range and Strom Glacier
Wally Herbert
Sir Walter William Herbert (24 October 1934 – 12 June 2007) was a British polar explorer, writer and artist.
See Herbert Range and Wally Herbert
See also
Amundsen Coast
- Amundsen Coast
- Banded Bluff
- Duncan Mountains
- Gothic Mountains
- Hays Mountains
- Herbert Range
- Karo Hills
- Medina Peaks
- Mount McIntyre
- Nødtvedt Nunataks
- Nilsen Plateau
- Quarles Range
- Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)
- Surveyors Range
East Antarctica
- Antarctic Plateau
- Coats Land
- Darwin Mountains
- Dome A
- East Antarctic Ice Sheet
- East Antarctic Shield
- East Antarctica
- Enderby Land
- Gamburtsev Mountain Range
- George V Land
- Herbert Range
- Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
- Kemp Land
- King Haakon VII Sea
- List of mountains of East Antarctica
- Mac. Robertson Land
- Mawson Station
- Mid Point Airstrip
- Midnight Plateau
- Molodyozhnaya Station (Antarctica)
- Mount Kjerringa
- Oates Land
- Queen Mary Land
- Queen Maud Land
- Sitry Airstrip
- South Pole
- South magnetic pole
- Soviet Plateau
- Transantarctic Mountains
- Victoria Land
- Wilkes Land
Queen Maud Mountains
- Amundsen Glacier
- Axel Heiberg Glacier
- Bush Mountains
- Commonwealth Range
- Dominion Range
- Gothic Mountains
- Haas Glacier
- Hays Mountains
- Herbert Range
- Hughes Range (Antarctica)
- Keltie Glacier
- La Gorce Mountains
- Liv Glacier
- Mount Finley
- Prince Olav Mountains
- Quarles Range
- Queen Maud Mountains
- Reedy Glacier
- Scott Glacier (Transantarctic Mountains)
- Shackleton Glacier
- Supporters Range
- Tapley Mountains
References
Also known as Barracouta Ridge, Bell Peak, Bigend Saddle, Cenotaph Hill, Gjelsvik Peak, Mount Balchen, Mount Betty, Mount Cohen, Mount Fridtjof Nansen, Zigzag Bluff.