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Olympus Range

Index Olympus Range

The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica, with peaks over high, between Victoria Valley and McKelvey Valley on the north and Wright Valley on the south. [1]

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  1. 22 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctic Plateau, Antarctic Research Centre, Antarctica, Asgard Range, Balham Valley, Clare Range, Greek mythology, Labyrinth, Labyrinth (Antarctica), List of Greek mythological figures, McKelvey Valley, Mount Olympus, New Zealand Geographic Board, Ross Sea, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Victoria Land, Victoria Valley, Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Wright Upper Glacier, Wright Valley.

  2. Mountain ranges of Victoria 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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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.

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Antarctic Research Centre

The Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) is part of the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington.

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Antarctica

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

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Asgard Range

The Asgard Range is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Asgard Range are McMurdo Dry Valleys and mountain ranges of Victoria Land.

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Balham Valley

Balham Valley is an ice-free valley between the Insel Range and the Apocalypse Peaks, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Balham Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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Clare Range

The Clare Range is the range extending west-southwest from Sperm Bluff to the Willett Range on the south side of Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Clare Range are mountain ranges of Victoria Land.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.

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Labyrinth

In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (λαβύρινθος||) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.

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Labyrinth (Antarctica)

The Labyrinth is an extensive flat upland area which has been deeply eroded, at the west end of Wright Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Labyrinth (Antarctica) are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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List of Greek mythological figures

The following is a list of gods, goddesses, and many other divine and semi-divine figures from ancient Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion.

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McKelvey Valley

McKelvey Valley is a valley between the western part of the Olympus Range and the Insel Range, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and McKelvey Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus (Ólympos) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about southwest from Thessaloniki.

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New Zealand Geographic Board

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has authority over geographical and hydrographic names within New Zealand and its territorial waters.

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Ross Sea

The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth.

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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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Victoria Land

Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau.

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Victoria Valley

Victoria Valley is an extensive ice-free valley, formerly occupied by a large glacier, extending from Victoria Upper Glacier to Victoria Lower Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Victoria Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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Wilson Piedmont Glacier

Wilson Piedmont Glacier is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land.

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Wright Upper Glacier

Wright Upper Glacier is an ice apron at the upper west end of Wright Valley in the Asgard Range, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Wright Upper Glacier are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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Wright Valley

The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Olympus Range and Wright Valley are McMurdo Dry Valleys.

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See also

Mountain ranges of Victoria Land

References

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

Also known as Apollo Peak, Artemis Ridge, Baumann Valley, Cartwright Valley, Cerberus Glacier, Chinn Glacier, Clio Glacier, Dean Cirque, Dipboye Cirque, Enyo Glacier, Eos Glacier, Eurus Ridge, Fritsen Valley, Goldich Crest, Gonzalez Spur, Harris Ledge, Hawkins Cirque, Helios Ridge, Jones Terrace, Leibert Cirque, McClelland Ridge, Mount Aeolus (Antarctica), Mount Allen (Victoria Land), Mount Boreas, Mount Cassidy, Mount Cerberus, Mount Circe, Mount Dido, Mount Doorly, Mount Electra, Mount Helios, Mount Jason, Mount Orestes, Mount Peleus, Mount Theseus, Mount Thrace, Nakai Snowfield, Nottage Ridge, Orestes Glacier, Orestes Valley, Parish Ledge, Pentecost Cirque, Poseidon Pond, Prentice Plateau, Sandy Glacier (Antarctica), Sanford Valley, Stuiver Valley, Thomas Valley, Wrenn Peak.