Boomerang Range
Boomerang Range | |
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![]() Nunataks at north end of Boomerang range, looking NNE towards the polar plateau. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | ca. 1600m |
Coordinates | 78°27′S 158°45′E / 78.45°S 158.75°ECoordinates: 78°27′S 158°45′E / 78.45°S 158.75°E |
Geography | |
Location | Boomerang Range, west side of Skelton Neve, Antarctica |
The Boomerang Range, (at 78°27′S 158°45′E / 78.45°S 158.75°E), is a narrow mountain range on the western side of the Skelton Glacier and Skelton Névé, Antarctica. The range is curved like a boomerang, and extends generally north-south for about 25 km. It was mapped and named in 1957 by geologists in the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), 1956-58.[1][2]
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