The Argentina Range () is a range of rock peaks and bluffs, long, lying east of the northern part of

Forrestal Range The Forrestal Range () is a largely snow-covered mountain range, about long, standing east of Dufek Massif and the Neptune Range in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Discovery and name The Forrestal Range was discovered and photographed on ...

in the northeastern portion of the

Pensacola Mountains The Pensacola Mountains () are a large group of mountain ranges and peaks that extend in a northeast–southwest direction in the Transantarctic Mountains System, Queen Elizabeth Land region of Antarctica. They comprise the Argentina Range, Forre ...

of Antarctica.

Discovery and name

The Argentina Range was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the course of a United States Navy transcontinental nonstop plane flight from

McMurdo Sound The McMurdo Sound is a sound in Antarctica, known as the southernmost passable body of water in the world, located approximately from the South Pole. Captain James Clark Ross discovered the sound in February 1841 and named it after Lieutenant ...

Weddell Sea The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha C ...

and return. It was named by the United States

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(US-ACAN) after

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

, which for many years from 1955 maintained a scientific station on the

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at the General Belgrano or

Ellsworth Station Ellsworth Scientific Station (, or simply ''Estación Ellsworth'' or ''Base Ellsworth'') was a permanent, all year-round originally American, then Argentine Antarctic scientific research station named after American polar explorer Lincoln Ellswo ...

site. The entire Pensacola Mountains were mapped by

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(1863) in 1967 and 1968 from ground surveys and from United States Navy tricameral photographs taken in 1964.

Location

The Argentina Range lies between the

Support Force Glacier The Support Force Glacier () is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapping and name The Support Force Glacier was mapped by the United ...

to the west, which separates it from the

, and the

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to the east. The

Blackwall Ice Stream The Recovery Glacier () is a glacier, at least long and wide at its mouth, flowing west along the southern side of the Shackleton Range in Antarctica. Discovery and name The Recovery Glacier was first seen from the air and examined from the ...

joins the

Recovery Glacier The Recovery Glacier () is a glacier, at least long and wide at its mouth, flowing west along the southern side of the Shackleton Range in Antarctica. Discovery and name The Recovery Glacier was first seen from the air and examined from the ...

between the Argentina Range and

Whichaway Nunataks The Recovery Glacier () is a glacier, at least long and wide at its mouth, flowing west along the southern side of the Shackleton Range in Antarctica. Discovery and name The Recovery Glacier was first seen from the air and examined from the ...

. The range is bisected by the

San Martín Glacier The Support Force Glacier () is a major glacier in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northward between the Forrestal Range and Argentina Range to the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Mapping and name The Support Force Glacier was mapped by the United ...

, which flows west between the Schneider Hills to the south and the Panzarini Hills to the north. Features of the Schneider Hills include, from south to north, Pujato Bluff, Ruthven Bluff, Sosa Bluff and Lisignoli Bluff. Features of the Panzarini Hills include, from south to north, Vaca Nunatak, Mount Ferrara, Giro Nunatak, Suarez Nunatak, Arcondo Nunatak, Areta Rock and Mount Spann.

Schneider Hills

. A group of hills lying south of San Martin Glacier and forming the south half of the Argentina Range. Named by US-ACAN for Otto Schneider, chief scientist of the Institute Antartico Argentine in this period.

Pujato Bluff

. A rock bluff, high, forming the south end of Schneider Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Gen. Hernán Pujato, officer in charge of Argentine wintering parties at General Belgrano Station in 1955 and 1956.

Ruthven Bluff

. Large rock bluff south of Sosa Bluff. Named by US-ACAN for Richard W. Ruthven, USGS surveyor who visited the bluff in the 1965-66 season.

Sosa Bluff

. A rock bluff south of Lisignoli Bluff. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant O.R. Sosa, Argentine officer in charge of General Belgrano Station, winter 1966.

Lisignoli Bluff

. A rock bluff, high, forming the north end of Schneider Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Cesar Augusto Lisignoli, Argentine glaciologist and scientific leader at Ellsworth Station, winter 1961.

Panzarini Hills

. A group of hills lying north of San Martin Glacier and forming the north half of the Argentina Range. Named by US-ACAN for Admiral Rodolfo N. Panzarini, Director of the Instituto Antártico Argentine in this period.

Vaca Nunatak

. The southernmost nunatak of Panzarini Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Captain José M.T. Vaca, Argentine officer in charge of General Belgrano Station, winter 1961.

Mount Ferrara

. A mountain, high, standing northeast of Vaca Nunatak. Named by US-ACAN for Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Frederick J. Ferrara, United States Navy, crew chief of the P2V-2N Neptune aircraft making the flight.

Giró Nunatak

. A nunatak northwest of Vaca Nunatak. Named by US-ACAN for Captain G.A. Gir6, Argentine officer in charge of General Belgrano Station, winter 1965.

Suarez Nunatak

. A nunatak, high, standing northwest of Mount Ferrara. Named by US-ACAN for Captain Jorge Suarez, Argentine officer in charge at Ellsworth Station, 1959-61.

Arcondo Nunatak

. A nunatak, high, standing south of Mount Spann. Named by US-ACAN for Mayor Pedro Arcondo, Argentine officer in charge at General Belgrano Station, 1959-61.

Areta Rock

. A rock southeast of Mount Spann. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Eduardo Ferrin Areta, Argentine officer in charge at Ellsworth Station, winter 1961.

Mount Spann

. A mountain, high, marking the north extremity of the Panzarini Hills. Named by US-ACAN for Staff Sergeant Robert C. Spann, USMC, navigator of the P2V-2N Neptune aircraft during this flight.

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