Morozumi Range

The Morozumi Range (

71°39′S 161°55′E / 71.650°S 161.917°E / -71.650; 161.917Coordinates: 71°39′S 161°55′E / 71.650°S 161.917°E / -71.650; 161.917) is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica, extending northwest–southeast for 25 nautical miles (46 km), with its northern elevations overlooking the convergence of Gressitt Glacier and Rennick Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , an aurora scientist at South Pole Station in 1960, and at Byrd Station in 1963.^[1]

Further reading[]

• Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water, P 113
• James G. Bockheim, The Soils of Antarctica, P 112
• Allen, Boyd III; Mayewski, Paul Andrew; Lyons, W. Berry; and Spencer, Mary Jo, Glaciochemical Studies and Estimated Net Mass Balances for Rennick Glacier Area, Antarctica, (1985). Earth Science Faculty Scholarship. 203 https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/203
• A B Pour, Y Park, M Hashim, and J K Hong, Regional geological mapping in Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica using multispectral remote sensing satellite data, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 169 (2018) 012081 doi :10.1088/1755-1315/169/1/012081
• R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, Antarctic Earth Science, P 141
• Amin Beiranvand Pour, Yongcheol Park, Jong Kuk Hong and Mazlan Hashim, MAPPING GONDWANA-DERIVED TERRANE USING REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE DATA IN ANTARCTICA

External links[]

• Morozumi Range on USGS website
• Morozumi Range on the Antarctica New Zealand Digital Asset Manager website
• Morozumi Range on SCAR website
• Morozumi Range area map
• Morozumi Range on mindat website
• Morozumi Range long term updated weather forecast

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Morozumi Range". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)