Cartographers Range

Cartographers Range (72°21′S 167°50′E) is a rugged mountain range about 40 km (25 mi) long in the Victory Mountains, Victoria Land in Antarctica. It is bounded on the north by Pearl Harbor Glacier, on the east by Tucker Glacier, and on the south by Hearfield and Trafalgar Glaciers.[1]

Cartographers Range
Cartographers Range in Antarctica

Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the cartographers and cartographic technicians of the Branch of Special Maps, USGS.[1]

References
  1. "Cartographers Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2005-10-08.


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