Molar Massif () is a large mountain

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immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the

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of Antarctica. It was mapped by the

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from ground surveys and

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air photos, 1960–1964. The descriptive name was applied by the

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; when viewed in plan, the outline of the massif resembles a

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Features

Geographical features include:

Canine Hills The Canine Hills () are a line of mostly snow-covered hills and ridges trending northwest–southeast for and forming the eastern half of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains, a major mountain range situated in Victoria Land, Antarctica. They we ...

Dentine Peak Molar Massif () is a large mountain massif immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964. The descripti ...

Evison Glacier Molar Massif () is a large mountain massif immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964. The descripti ...

Husky Pass Molar Massif () is a large mountain massif immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964. The descripti ...

Incisor Ridge Incisor Ridge () is a ridge, long, forming the southwestern segment of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was named in association with Molar Massif by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 on the proposal of g ...

* Leap Year Glacier *

Tobogganers Icefall Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is wide, narrowing to near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick Bay where the glacier reache ...

Wisdom Hills Molar Massif () is a large mountain massif immediately east of the Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964. The descripti ...

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Mountains of Victoria Land Pennell Coast {{VictoriaLand-geo-stub

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