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Dominion Range
Dominion Range is located in Antarctica
Dominion Range
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Range coordinates85°20′S 166°30′E / 85.333°S 166.500°E / -85.333; 166.500
Parent rangeQueen Maud Mountains

The Dominion Range (85°20′S 166°30′E / 85.333°S 166.500°E / -85.333; 166.500) is a broad mountain range, about 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long, forming a prominent salient at the juncture of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers in Antarctica. The range is part of the Queen Maud Mountains The range was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09 and named by Ernest Shackleton for the Dominion of New Zealand, which generously aided the expedition.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 194.

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