The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending
range of rugged mountains, long, located within the
Queen Maud Mountains on the
Dufek Coast of the
continent
A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven ...
of
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest co ...
. The range borders the eastern side of
Beardmore Glacier from the
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between h ...
to
Keltie Glacier
Keltie Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier, long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point. It was discovered by the Britis ...
.
The range was discovered by the
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named by the expedition after the Commonwealth of
Australia, which gave much assistance to the expedition.
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Key features
Its highest peak is Flat Top at 4000 meters or 13,123 feet.Mount Deakin
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...
–
* Gray Peak – [
Flat Top's next highest neighbor is the massive ]Mount Kaplan
Mount Kaplan is a massive mountain, the highest in the Hughes Range of Antarctica, standing 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Mount Wexler.
The mountain was discovered and photographed by Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18, 1 ...
to the east-northeast.[
]
Features
Geographical features include:
* Airdrop Peak
* Beardmore Glacier
* Beetle Spur
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross ...
* Celebration Pass
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross ...
* Dolphin Spur
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...
* Ebony Ridge
* Flat Top
* Hood Glacier
* Keltie Glacier
Keltie Glacier is a large Antarctic glacier, long, draining from Pain Névé southwest around the southern extremity of the Commonwealth Range, and then northwest to enter Beardmore Glacier at Ranfurly Point. It was discovered by the Britis ...
* Lands End Nunataks
* Ludeman Glacier
Ludeman Glacier () is a valley glacier, long, flowing north through the Commonwealth Range, Antarctica, to enter the east side of Beardmore Glacier at a point north of Mount Donaldson. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ...
* Mount Cyril
* Mount Donaldson
* Mount Harcourt
* Mount Henry
* Mount Kathleen
* Mount Kyffin
* Mount Patrick
Mount Patrick () is a massive, largely ice-covered mountain in the Commonwealth Range of Antarctica, rising to just east of Wedge Face on the east side of the Beardmore Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest val ...
* Mount Robert Scott
* Osicki Glacier
The Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica is one of the largest valley glaciers in the world, being long and having a width of . It descends about from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf and is bordered by the Commonwealth Range of the Que ...
* Pain Neve
* Separation Range
* Siege Dome
The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ic ...