Osterrieth Range

Osterrieth Range (64°40′S 63°15′W / 64.667°S 63.250°W / -64.667; -63.250Coordinates: 64°40′S 63°15′W / 64.667°S 63.250°W / -64.667; -63.250) is a mountain range extending in a NE-SW direction along the southeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Mme. Ernest Osterrieth, a patron of the expedition.

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