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Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range is located in Antarctica
Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range
Highest point
Elevation2,011 m (6,598 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionVictoria Land, Antarctica
Range coordinates72°21′S 167°50′E / 72.350°S 167.833°E / -72.350; 167.833 (Cartographers Range)

Cartographers Range (72°21′S 167°50′E / 72.350°S 167.833°E / -72.350; 167.833 (Cartographers Range)) is a rugged range about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 121.

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