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{{short description|Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica}} {{Infobox mountain | name= | photo= | photo_caption= | native_name= | map=Antarctica | label=Dunedin Range | map_caption= | region=[[Victoria Land]], Antarctica | region_type = | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | parent= | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny= | highest= | elevation_ft= | range_coordinates = {{coord|71|24|S|167|54|E|name=Dunedin Range|display=it}} }} The '''Dunedin Range''' ({{coord|71|24|S|167|54|E|name=Dunedin Range}}) is a northwest-trending mountain range, {{convert|23|nmi}} long and {{convert|2|to|4|nmi}} wide. It is located {{convert|5|nmi}} east of [[Lyttelton Range]] in the [[Admiralty Mountains]] of [[Victoria Land]], Antarctica.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=204}} {{TOC limit|2}} ==Name== The Dunedin Range was mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) from surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos, 1960β63. It was named by United States [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the city of [[Dunedin]], New Zealand which over the years has had a close association with Antarctic expeditions; also in recognition of the friendship and cooperation of its citizens with American participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=204}} ==Location== {{geogroup}} {{Image frame|width=400|content=[[File:C71192s1 Ant.Map Ebbe Glacier.jpg|200px]][[File:C71188s5 Ant.Map Cape Adare.jpg|200px]] |caption=Dunedin Range in northeast of left map, northwest of right map}} The Dunedin Range is in the north of the [[Admiralty Mountains]]. It extended in the northwest-southeast direction from the [[Dennystoun Glacier]], which flows along the west side, then turns past the northern tip of the range and runs east to the [[Southern Ocean]].{{sfn|Ebbe Glacier USGS}} The [[Rowles Glacier]] flows northwest along the east side of Dunedin Range to enter Dennistoun Glacier.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=634}} The [[Lyttelton Range]] is to the west of the Dennystoun Glacier. The [[Nash Glacier]] and [[Wallis Glacier]] form to the east of the Dunedin Range. Features include Jennings Peak and [[Brewer Peak]] to the southeast of the south end of the range, at the head of [[Pitkevitch Glacier]].{{sfn|Ebbe Glacier USGS}}{{sfn|Cape Adare USGS}} ===Jennings Peak=== {{coord|71|32|S|168|07|E}}. A peak {{convert|2,320|m}} high in the southeast part of Dunedin Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cedell Jennings, AE2, United States Navy, Aviation Electrician's Mate at McMurdo Station, 1968.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=371}} ==References== {{reflist|25em}} ==Sources== {{refbegin}} *{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-03-06 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C71188s5_Ant.Map_Cape_Adare.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-08 |title=Cape Adare |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref={{harvid|Cape Adare USGS}} }} *{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C71192s1_Ant.Map_Ebbe_Glacier.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-07 |title=Ebbe Glacier |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref={{harvid|Ebbe Glacier USGS}} }} {{refend}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Geological Survey}} [[Category:Admiralty Mountains]] [[Category:Pennell Coast]]
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