Admiralty Range

A mountain group of Antarctica on the northern coast of Victoria Land northwest of Ross Sea. The range was discovered by Sir James Ross on his 1841 expedition.

Admiralty Range

n (Placename) a mountain range in Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land, northwest of the Ross Sea

Ad′miralty Range′

n. a mountain range in Antarctica, NW of the Ross Sea.

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Admiralty Range - mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria LandAntarctic continent, Antarctica - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"

Admiralty Range

a mountain range in Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land, northwest of the Ross Sea

Admiralty Range

a mountain group in northwestern Victoria Land (East Antarctica) stretching more than 100 km. The western spurs of the range meet the Ross Sea below the Adare Peninsula. Mount Sabine (3,850 m) is the highest peak. The range is composed mainly of Precambrian sandstone, clay shale, and limestone with granite intrusions in some areas. The range is marked by valleys filled with huge glaciers. Discovered in 1841 by an English Antarctic expedition under James Ross, the range was named in honor of the British Admiralty.

L. I. DUBROVIN

Admiralty Range

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noun mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land

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Antarctic continent
Antarctica

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