Sentinel Range

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The Sentinel Range is the northern half of the Ellsworthgebirges in West Antarctica. It extends in NNW-SSE direction, is about 185 km long, 50 km wide and separated from the southern Heritage Range by the Minnesota Glacier.

The Sentinel Range is the highest mountain of Antarctica. It contains the five highest mountains, especially Mount Vinson with 4892 m.

This is followed by:

The mountain was first sighted from the air on 23 November 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth and photographed.

Source

  • Sentinel Range to the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  • Mountains in Antarctica
Vinson Massif Ellsworth Mountains Mount Tyree Mount Shinn Mount Craddock Integrated Authority File
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