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Queen Alexandra Range

The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in Antarctica, about 160 km (100 mi) long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Ross Ice Shelf to the Antarctic polar plateau. The highest peak of the range is Mount Kirkpatrick at 4,528 m (14,855 ft).

Discovered on the journey toward the South Pole by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09), and named by Ernest Shackleton for Queen Alexandra, 1901-10.



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