Surveyors Range

Surveyors Range (81°37′S 160°15′E) is an Antarctican mountain range 30 miles (48 km) long, extending north along the east side of Starshot Glacier from the Thompson Mountain area to the glaciers terminus at the Ross Ice Shelf. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1960–61) for the early pioneering surveyors of New Zealand and present day equivalents in Great Britain who contributed to work carried out in this area by Captain P.J. Hunt, Royal Engineers.

Features

Geographical features include:

• Adams Peak
• Bieber Bench
• Bridge Pass
• Centaur Bluff
• Dickey Glacier
• Farmer Glacier
• Heale Peak
• Hermitage Peak
• Jones Buttress
• Mansergh Snowfield
• Mount Hotine
• Mount Mathew
• Mount McKerrow
• Mount Ubique
• Starshot Glacier
• Thompson Mountain

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Surveyors Range". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)