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Commonwealth Range

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Length
  
144 km (89 mi) N-S

Continent
  
Antarctica

Area
  
4,820 km²

Country
  
Antarctica

Width
  
66 km (41 mi) E-W

Elevation
  
4,000 m

Highest point
  
Flat Top

Mountains
  
Mount Patrick, Flat Top

Commonwealth Range

Peak
  
Flat Top (Ross Dependency)

The Commonwealth Range is a north-south trending range of rugged mountains, 144 kilometres (89 mi) long, located within the Queen Maud Mountains on the Dufek Coast of the continent of Antarctica. The range borders the eastern side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to Keltie Glacier.

Its highest peak is Flat Top at 4000 meters or 13,123 feet. Other peaks within the range include:

  • Mount Donaldson – 3,930 m (12,890 feet)
  • Mount Macdonald – 3,630 m (11,910 feet)
  • Mount Hermanson – 3,140 m (10,300 feet)
  • Mount Deakin – 2,810 m (9,220 feet)
  • Gray Peak – 2,570 m (8,430 feet)

    • Flat Top's next highest neighbor is the massive Mount Kaplan 39 kilometres (24 mi) to the east-northeast.

    The range was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named by the expedition after the Commonwealth of Australia, which gave much assistance to the expedition.

    References

    Commonwealth Range Wikipedia
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