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Ames Range
Aerial view of the Ames Range. Mount Andrus is the first mount from the left, excluding Mount Berlin, which can be seen isolated far away
Highest point
PeakMount Andrus
Elevation2,978 m (9,770 ft)
Coordinates75°42′S 132°20′W / 75.700°S 132.333°W / -75.700; -132.333 (Ames Range)
Geography
Ames Range is located in Antarctica
Ames Range
Ames Range
ContinentAntarctica
RegionMarie Byrd Land
Geology
Formed byShield volcanoes
Volcanic fieldMarie Byrd Land Volcanic Province

The Ames Range (75°42′S 132°20′W / 75.700°S 132.333°W / -75.700; -132.333 (Ames Range)) is a range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a north–south direction for 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 16.

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