The Millen Range () is a prominent northwest–southeast trending

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, located west of the

Cartographers Range Cartographers Range () is a rugged range about long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield Glacier and Trafalgar Gl ...

in the

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. Peaks in the range include Inferno, Omega, Le Couteur, Head, Cirque, Gless, Turret, Crosscut and Mount Aorangi. It was named by the

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(NZFMCAE) of 1962–63, for John M. Millen, leader of the expedition.

Location

The Millen Range in the western

extends in a southeast direction to the east of the

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, Destination Nunataks and

Barker Range Barker Range () is a mountain range trending northwest–southeast and including Jato Nunatak, Mount Watt, Mount McCarthy, and Mount Burton, located at the southwest side of the Millen Range in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It ...

. It is bounded to the east by the

Pearl Harbor Glacier Tucker Glacier () is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, flowing southeast between the Admiralty Mountains and the Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun ...

Muller Glacier Tucker Glacier () is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, flowing southeast between the Admiralty Mountains and the Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun ...

Lensen Glacier Tucker Glacier () is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, flowing southeast between the Admiralty Mountains and the Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun ...

and

Wood Glacier Tucker Glacier () is a major valley glacier of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, flowing southeast between the Admiralty Mountains and the Victory Mountains to the Ross Sea. There is a snow saddle at the glacier's head, just west of Homerun ...

Features

Features include, from northwest to southeast,

Inferno Peak

. A peak north of Le Couteur Peak in the north end of Millen Range. So named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because geologic examination showed it contained the granite/greywacke contact, with baking of the sedimentary rock imparting a reddish color to the peak.

Head Peak

. A peak east of Le Couteur Peak, situated on a projecting ridge of Millen Range in the névé area of Pearl Harbor Glacier. So named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, due to its likeness to a head and to its position at the head of Pearl Harbor Glacier.

Omega Peak

. A peak northeast of Le Couteur Peak. So named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because this was the last major peak climbed by the party, January 2, 1963.

Le Couteur Peak

. A peak between Cirque and Omega Peaks, in the north part of Millen Range. Named by the Southern Party of the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for P.C. Le Couteur, geologist with this party.

Cirque Peak

. A peak south of Le Couteur Peak. So named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, due to the peak's position at the head of a large

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containing a section of the Pearl Harbor Glacier

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Gless Peak

. A peak, high, standing west-southwest of Cirque Peak. Mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) for Elmer E. Gless, biologist at Hallett Station, summers 1965-66, 1966-67 and 1967-68.

New Year Peak

. The major peak about high on the northwest side of Toboggan Gap. The name was suggested by Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, whose field party camped below the peak during the New Year period, 1981-82.

Toboggan Gap

. A pass through the Millen Range just north of Turret Peak, offering good sledging from the polar plateau to the Pearl Harbor Glacier ne~ve. Named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.

Turret Ridge

. A ridge about long extending northeast from Turret Peak. Visited by a

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(NZARP) geological party led by R.H. Findlay, 1981-82, and named in association with Turret Peak.

Turret Peak

. A prominent rock peak, high, standing northwest of Crosscut Peak. The peak is topped with a high vertical spire, or tower, which is an excellent landmark. Named for its distinctive appearance by the Southern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63.

Crosscut Peak

. A peak, high, just north of Joice Icefall. So named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, due to its jagged northern ridge and summit.

Joice Icefall

. An icefall draining from the polar plateau through the Millen Range into Lensen Glacier. Named by the Southern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after I. Joice, field assistant to the party.

Mount Aorangi

. The highest mountain, high, in the Millen Range. So named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because of this mountain's cloudpiercing ability, and also in memory of

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, New Zealand, known to the Maori people as "Aorangi" (the cloud piercer).

Braddock Peak

. A peak rising to high immediately southeast of Mount Aorangi in the south part of Millen Range. Named by the

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(NZ-APC), on the proposal of geologist R.A. Cooper, after Peter Braddock, field leader of geological parties to the area in the 1974-75 and 1980-81 seasons.

Mount Pearson

. A prominent snow peak high situated at the west side of the mouth of Lensen Glacier where the latter joins Pearl Harbor Glacier. Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for F.H. Pearson, surveyor with the party.

References

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