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Demas Range (75°0′S 133°45′W / 75°S 133.75°W) is a range about 8 nautical miles (15 km) long that forms the lower east margin of the Berry Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. The range trends north-south culminating in Mount Goorhigian (1,115 m). Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41, led by Admiral R. E. Byrd. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for E.J. "Pete" Demas, a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions of 1928-30 and 1933-35.
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