The David Range () is a mountain range west of the

Masson Range The Masson Range is a high broken chain of mountains, consisting primarily of the North Masson, Central Masson and South Masson Ranges and the Trilling Peaks, forming a part of the Framnes Mountains. Having several peaks over , the range exten ...

, which it parallels, in the

Framnes Mountains The Framnes Mountains are an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, David Range, and Brown Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 19 ...

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. It extends in a north-northeast–south-southwest direction, with peaks rising to . It was discovered on 14 February 1931 by the

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Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...

, who named it for Professor Sir

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Features of the David Range

Bypass Nunatak Bypass Nunatak () is a nunatak about south of Mount Tritoppen in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called "Steinen" (the sto ...

Gap Nunatak The David Range () is a mountain range west of the Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends in a north-northeast–south-southwest direction, with peaks rising to . It was discovered on 14 February 1 ...

Hordern Gap The David Range () is a mountain range west of the Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends in a north-northeast–south-southwest direction, with peaks rising to . It was discovered on 14 February 1 ...

* Mount Coates *

Mount Hordern Mount Hordern () is a peak, high, standing south of Mount Coates in the David Range of Antarctica. It was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named for Sir Samuel Hord ...

Mount Lawrence Mount Lawrence () is a peak, high, just north of Mount Coates in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936� ...

Mount Parsons Mount Parsons () is a prominent pointed peak, 1,120 m, standing in the David Range, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south-southwest of its north extremity. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition ...

Mount Tritoppen Mount Tritoppen () is a triple-peaked mountain, 1,350 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Mount Hordern in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christense ...

Mount Twintop Mount Twintop () is a twin-peaked mountain about 6 nautical miles (11 km) south-southwest of Mount Tritoppen in the south part of the David Range, Framnes Mountains. Immediately north of Mount Twintop are the Butler Nunataks, and Venture Do ...

Smith Peaks Smith Peaks () is a group of peaks standing close south of Mount Hordern in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Remapped by ANARE ( ...

Sortindane Peaks The Brown Range or Sørtindane Peaks () is a group of seven peaks in the Framnes Mountains about south of Mount Twintop in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. Exploration Norwegian cartographers mapped two of the peaks from aerial photographs ...

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images of the David Range

David Range area satellite image

David Range area map

References

* Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub

Features of the David Range

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