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Bowers Mountains

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29: 58: 51: 316: 308: 1172: 1122: 1176: 1126: 188:) is a group of north–south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 90 nautical miles (170 km; 100 mi) long and 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the 585:
in Antarctica, about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) long and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) wide. It lies between the Bowers Mountains on the west and the
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and is 20 to 30 nautical miles (37 to 56 km; 23 to 35 mi) wide, narrowing to 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) near the coast.
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forms the eastern edge of the Bowers Mountains, with the Lillie Glacier to its east.
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is between the Lanterman Range and the Mount Sterling massif. Further north, the
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form the southern tip of the range, between the Canham Glacier and the
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aircraft in 1946-47 and 1960–62, and was surveyed and mapped by the
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runs along the side of the Rennick Glacier and its tributary, the
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Mountain range on the coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land
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The Bowers Mountains extend north into the Pacific Ocean. The
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The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the
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runs along the northwest side of the range beside the
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on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier Tongue.
95: 84: 76: 38: 21: 923:), a mountain, 2,260 metres (7,410 ft) high. 327:is at the northern end of the mountains. The 8: 954: 248:in 1912. The feature was photographed from 966: 485:and enters the Rennick Glacier westward of 359:to the east, which flows north to join the 653:), a large mountain range, extending from 18: 204:in other quadrants. They are west of the 57: 1131:United States Board on Geographic Names 1086: 1074: 1062: 1050: 1038: 1026: 1014: 1002: 990: 978: 942: 932: 1158:, USGS: United States Geographic Board 1142:, USGS: United States Geographic Board 7: 1179:from websites or documents of the 1129:from websites or documents of the 14: 1106:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 33:An icefall in the Lanterman Range 1196:Mountain ranges of Victoria Land 1175: This article incorporates 1170: 1125: This article incorporates 1120: 232:, under Lt. Harry L.L. Pennell, 56: 49: 27: 1181:United States Geological Survey 711:), a mountain range in eastern 606:Geographical features include: 254:United States Geological Survey 1103:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 297:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1217: 319:Southern part of the range 311:Northern part of the range 240:who perished with Captain 292:GPX (primary coordinates) 267:Map all coordinates using 244:on their return from the 43: 26: 593:on the east, flowing to 275:Download coordinates as: 351:are further south. The 325:Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont 1177:public domain material 1127:public domain material 320: 312: 238:Henry Robertson Bowers 224:Exploration and naming 318: 310: 287:GPX (all coordinates) 335:. 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Bowers Mountains is located in Antarctica
Victoria Land
Range coordinates
71°10′S 163°15′E / 71.167°S 163.250°E / -71.167; 163.250 (Bowers Mountains)
71°10′S 163°15′E / 71.167°S 163.250°E / -71.167; 163.250 (Bowers Mountains)
Rennick Glacier
Canham Glacier
Black Glacier
Lillie Glacier
Usarp Mountains
Freyberg Mountains
Concord Mountains
Anare Mountains
Royal Navy
Henry Robertson Bowers
Robert Falcon Scott
South Pole
United States Navy
United States Geological Survey
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)


Stuhlinger Ice Piedmont
Explorers Range
Rennick Glacier

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