Achaean Range () is a mountain range rising to in the central part of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It is bounded on the east by

Iliad Glacier Iliad Glacier () is a glacier flowing northeast from the central highlands of Anvers Island between the Achaean Range and the Trojan Range into Lapeyrere Bay, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was surveyed in 1955 by the Falkland Island ...

and Trojan Range and on the west by

Marr Ice Piedmont Marr Ice Piedmont () is a large ice piedmont which covers the northwestern half of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. This feature was presumably first seen by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74, and was first r ...

, and extends northwest from Mount Agamemnon for , curving northeast for a further to Mount Nestor. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955 and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for the Achaeans, one of the opposing forces of the Trojan War in Homer's '' Iliad''.

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* Mount Achilles () is a snow-covered, steep-sided mountain, , which rises southwest of Mount Nestor. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1955 and named by the UK-APC for Achilles, the central figure in Homer's ''Iliad''. Mt_Achilles_and_the_Northern_Achaean_Range

Mt_Achilles_and_the_Northern_Achaean_Range

* Mount Agamemnon () is a snow-covered mountain, , marking the south limit of the Achaean Range. It is part of the

Mount Francais Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

massif but has a separate summit 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the main peak of Mount Francais. It was surveyed by the FIDS in 1944, and again in 1955. Named by the UK-APC for Agamemnon, Commander in Chief of the Achaean forces at Troy in Homer's ''Iliad''. * Mount Nestor () is a mountain, , the northernmost of the Achaean Range. Its western side rises steeply from Marr Ice Piedmont; its eastern side is a jumble of crevasses and jagged rock pinnacles. Surveyed by the FIDS in 1955 and named by the UK-APC for

Nestor Nestor may refer to: * Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment * "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, L ...

, oldest of the Achaean chieftains fighting at Troy in Homer's ''Iliad''.

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Mountain ranges of the Palmer Archipelago Geography of Anvers Island {{AnversIsland-geo-stub

List of mountains

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