Table of Contents
20 relations: Alexandre Dumas, Antarctic Flight RAAF, Aramis Range, Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, D. F. Creighton, Davis Station, Macquarie Island, Massif, Mawson Station, Moraine, Nunatak, Porthos, Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains, Royal Australian Air Force, Summit, Sydney Kirkby (explorer), The Three Musketeers, Wilkes Station.
- Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas nocat, was a French novelist and playwright.
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Antarctic Flight RAAF
The Antarctic Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft flight.
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Aramis Range
On the continent of Antarctica, the Aramis Range is the third range south in the Prince Charles Mountains, situated 11 miles southeast of the Porthos Range and extending for about 30 miles in a southwest–northeast direction. Porthos Range and Aramis Range are mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land.
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Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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D. F. Creighton
David F. Creighton (March 1858 - November 30, 1936) was an architect, mechanical engineer, and construction manager from Pennsylvania.
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Davis Station
Davis Station, commonly called Davis, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island is an island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica.
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Massif
A massif is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central).
Mawson Station
Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
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Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
Nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.
Porthos
Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers (1844), Twenty Years After (1845), and The Vicomte de Bragelonne (1847–1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père.
Porthos Range
The Porthos Range is the second range south in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, extending for about 30 miles in an east-to-west direction between Scylla Glacier and Charybdis Glacier. Porthos Range and Porthos Range are Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs and mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land.
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Prince Charles Mountains
The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. Porthos Range and Prince Charles Mountains are mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land.
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Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.
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Summit
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it.
Sydney Kirkby (explorer)
Sydney Lorrimar Kirkby, (born Perth, Western Australia 13 June 1933, died Nambour, Queensland 7 July 2024) was an Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer.
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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas.
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Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica.
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See also
Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land
- Aramis Range
- Athos Range
- Brown Range
- Casey Range
- Central Masson Range
- David Range
- Framnes Mountains
- Gustav Bull Mountains
- Masson Range
- North Masson Range
- Porthos Range
- Prince Charles Mountains
- South Masson Range
- Trilling Peaks
References
Also known as Corry Massif, Crohn Massif, Cutcliffe Peak, Hulcombe Ridge, Martin Massif, Massif, Martin, Morgan Ridge, Mount Canham, Mount Creighton, Mount Eather, Mount Gaston, Mount Gavaghan, Mount Kerr (Antarctica), Mount Kirkby, Mount Leckie, Mount Lied, Mount McCarthy (Prince Charles Mountains), Mount Mervyn, Mount Pollard, Mount Small, Mount Tarr, Mount Ware, Nunataks, Thomas, O'Shea Peak, Thomas Nunataks, Webster Peaks (Prince Charles Mountains), Whitworth Ridge, Wignall Peak.