Worcester Range

Worcester Range
Range
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Hillary Coast
Part of	Transantarctic Mountains
Highest point	Mount Harmsworth
- elevation	2,765 m (9,072 ft)
- coordinates	78°41′S 160°56′E / 78.683°S 160.933°E / -78.683; 160.933

The Worcester Range is a mountain range in Antarctica standing between the Skelton and Mulock Glaciers on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Probably named after the training ship in the Thames, in which many officers of early British Antarctic expeditions trained. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04. The name seems to have been first applied on the charts of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.^[1]

The range is part of the Prince Albert-McMurdo Range, which also includes the Prince Albert Mountains, in the Victoria Land region of New Zealand's Ross Dependency claim. These ranges are part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains, which span the continent.

The highest peak in the range is Mount Harmsworth, a prominent ice-covered peak, 2,765 metres (9,072 ft), at the NW side of the head of Delta Glacier. Discovered by the BrNAE and named for Sir Alfred Harmsworth, later Viscount Northcliffe, a generous contributor to the expedition.^[2]

Other notable peaks include Mount Marks (~2600m), named after Rodney Marks, and Portal Mountain (2555m).

References

1. ^ "Worcester Range". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:14995. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
2. ^ "Mount Harmsworth". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:6394. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 

Coordinates: 78°50′S 161°00′E / 78.833°S 161°E / -78.833; 161

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