Alamein Range is located in Antarctica
Alamein Range
Alamein Range
Alamein Range in Antarctica

Alamein Range (72°5′S 163°30′E / 72.083°S 163.500°E / -72.083; 163.500) is a mountain range lying west of Canham Glacier, in the Freyberg Mountains of Antarctica. Named in association with Lord Bernard Freyberg and the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64.[1] The mountain range is situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

Key mountains

Features

Geographical features of Amamein Range include:

References

  1. "Alamein Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  2. "Benoit Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  3. "Mount Camelot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-24.

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