Aramis Range
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. First visited in January 1957 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party led by W.G. Bewsher, who named it for a character in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers, the most popular book read on the southern journey.[1]
Features[]
Geographical features include:
Amery Peaks[]
Other features[]
Further reading[]
- R.J. Tingey, GEOLOGICAL WORK IN ANTARCTICA 1971
- John Manning, Mapping Surveys in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, 2012, P 4
External links[]
- Aramis Range on USGS website
- Aramis Range on AADC website
- Aramis Range on SCAR website
- description of the Aramis Range
- Satellite image of the Aramis Range
- map of the Aramis Range
- updated long term weather forecast for the Aramis Range
References[]
- ^ "Aramis Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
Coordinates: 70°37′S 67°00′E / 70.617°S 67.000°E
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land
- Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs