East Antarctic two-thousanders
- East Antarctic two-thousanders
The three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These peaks are collectively referred to as the East Antarctic two-thousanders. At the time of this writing, no single person is known to have climbed all of them.
See also
* History of Antarctica
* List of Antarctic expeditions
External links
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=82 Major Peaks of the East Antarctica Ranges]
* [http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/antarctica.html#39 Prominence List of Summits in Antarctica]
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