Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range | |
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Sentinel Range | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Vinson |
Elevation | 4,892 m (16,050 ft) |
Coordinates | 78°31′31.74″S 85°37′01.73″W / 78.5254833°S 85.6171472°W / -78.5254833; -85.6171472 |
Dimensions | |
Length | 185 km (115 mi) NNW-SSE |
Width | 48 km (30 mi) |
Geography | |
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica | |
Continent | Antarctica |
State/Province | Ellsworth Land |
Range coordinates | 78°10′S 85°30′W / 78.167°S 85.500°W / -78.167; -85.500Coordinates: 78°10′S 85°30′W / 78.167°S 85.500°W / -78.167; -85.500 |
Parent range | Ellsworth Mountains |
Borders on | Heritage Range |
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about 185 km (115 mi) and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide. Many peaks rise over 4,000 m (13,100 ft) and Vinson Massif (4892 m) in the southern part of the range is the highest elevation on the continent.[1][2]
Sentinel Range comprises a main ridge (featuring Vinson Massif in its southern portion) and a number of distinct heights, ridges and mountains on its east side, including (south to north) Petvar Heights, Doyran Heights, Veregava Ridge, Flowers Hills, Sullivan Heights, Barnes Ridge, Maglenik Heights, Probuda Ridge, Bangey Heights, Sostra Heights and Gromshin Heights. It is separated from Bastien Range to the southwest by Nimitz Glacier, and from Heritage Range to the south by lower Minnesota Glacier.
The range was first sighted and photographed from the air on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth who in naming it recognised its prominent position as a landmark on an otherwise featureless ice surface. The range was first visited and partially surveyed in January 1958 during the Sentinel Mountains Traverse led by Charles R. Bentley. The entire range was subsequently mapped by USGS from aerial photography taken by the U.S. Navy, 1958-61.[1][2]
Northern Sentinel Range, USGS map
Central and southern Sentinel Range, USGS map
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Contents
1 Key mountains and peaks
2 Maps
3 Features
3.1 Bangey Heights
3.2 Bastien Range
3.3 Doyran Heights
3.4 Flowers Hills
3.5 Gromshin Heights
3.6 Maglenik Heights
3.7 Owen Ridge
3.8 Petvar Heights
3.9 Sostra Heights
3.10 Sullivan Heights
3.11 Veregava Ridge
3.12 Other features
4 Further reading
5 References
Key mountains and peaks
Mountain | Metres | Feet | Coordinates |
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Mount Vinson | 4,892 | 16,050 | 78°31′31.74″S 85°37′1.73″W / 78.5254833°S 85.6171472°W / -78.5254833; -85.6171472 |
Mount Tyree | 4,852 | 15,919 | 78°24′S 85°55′W / 78.400°S 85.917°W / -78.400; -85.917 |
Clinch Peak | 4,841 | 15,883 | 78°32′08″S 85°30′45″W / 78.53556°S 85.51250°W / -78.53556; -85.51250 |
Corbet Peak | 4,822 | 15,820 | 78°31′31″S 85°32′50″W / 78.52528°S 85.54722°W / -78.52528; -85.54722 |
Schoening Peak | 4,743 | 15,561 | 78°31′36″S 85°27′57″W / 78.52667°S 85.46583°W / -78.52667; -85.46583 |
Hollister Peak | 4,729 | 15,515 | 78°32′43″S 85°35′19″W / 78.54528°S 85.58861°W / -78.54528; -85.58861 |
Príncipe de Asturias Peak | 4,680 | 15,354 | 78°32′50″S 85°42′32″W / 78.54722°S 85.70889°W / -78.54722; -85.70889 |
Mount Shinn | 4,660 | 15,289 | 78°27′S 85°46′W / 78.450°S 85.767°W / -78.450; -85.767 |
Fukushima Peak | 4,634 | 15,203 | 78°33′31″S 85°34′16″W / 78.55861°S 85.57111°W / -78.55861; -85.57111 |
Marts Peak | 4,551 | 14,931 | 78°32′18″S 85°24′07″W / 78.53833°S 85.40194°W / -78.53833; -85.40194 |
Branscomb Peak | 4,520 | 14,829 | 78°30′57″S 85°41′44″W / 78.51583°S 85.69556°W / -78.51583; -85.69556 |
Opalchenie Peak | 4,500 | 14,764 | 78°34′02″S 85°34′53″W / 78.56722°S 85.58139°W / -78.56722; -85.58139 |
Mount Rutford | 4,477 | 14,688 | 78°36′S 85°18′W / 78.600°S 85.300°W / -78.600; -85.300 |
Mount Craddock | 4,368 | 14,331 | 78°38′S 85°12′W / 78.633°S 85.200°W / -78.633; -85.200 |
Mount Anderson | 4,254 | 13,957 | 78°09′S 86°13′W / 78.150°S 86.217°W / -78.150; -86.217 |
Mount Bentley | 4,245 | 13,927 | 78°07′S 86°14′W / 78.117°S 86.233°W / -78.117; -86.233 |
Mount Ostenso | 4,180 | 13,714 | 78°18′S 86°11′W / 78.300°S 86.183°W / -78.300; -86.183 |
Peak 4111 | 4,160 | 13,648 | 78°13′S 86°08′W / 78.217°S 86.133°W / -78.217; -86.133 |
Mount Giovinetto | 4,090 | 13,419 | 78°16′S 86°10′W / 78.267°S 86.167°W / -78.267; -86.167 |
Evans Peak | 3,950 | 12,959 | 78°17′S 85°58′W / 78.283°S 85.967°W / -78.283; -85.967 |
Mount Goldthwait | 3,815 | 12,516 | 77°59′S 86°03′W / 77.983°S 86.050°W / -77.983; -86.050 |
Mount Davis | 3,800 | 12,467 | 78°06′S 86°15′W / 78.100°S 86.250°W / -78.100; -86.250 |
Mount Press | 3,760 | 12,336 | 78°09′18″S 85°59′45″W / 78.15500°S 85.99583°W / -78.15500; -85.99583 |
Mount Viets | 3,600 | 11,811 | 78°15′S 86°06′W / 78.250°S 86.100°W / -78.250; -86.100 |
Mount Todd | 3,600 | 11,811 | 78°05′39″S 85°52′39″W / 78.09417°S 85.87750°W / -78.09417; -85.87750 |
Mount Dalrymple | 3,600 | 11,811 | 77°56′S 86°03′W / 77.933°S 86.050°W / -77.933; -86.050 |
Mount Hale | 3,595 | 11,795 | 78°04′S 86°19′W / 78.067°S 86.317°W / -78.067; -86.317 |
Mount Tuck | 3,560 | 11,680 | 78°29′S 84°50′W / 78.483°S 84.833°W / -78.483; -84.833 |
Mount Slaughter | 3,444 | 11,299 | 78°37′S 85°38′W / 78.617°S 85.633°W / -78.617; -85.633 |
Knutzen Peak | 3,373 | 11,066 | 78°29′47″S 85°56′35″W / 78.49639°S 85.94306°W / -78.49639; -85.94306 |
Eyer Peak | 3,368 | 11,050 | 78°09′S 86°00′W / 78.150°S 86.000°W / -78.150; -86.000 |
Mount Atkinson | 3,300 | 10,827 | 78°39′S 85°29′W / 78.650°S 85.483°W / -78.650; -85.483 |
Mount Allen | 3,248 | 10,656 | 78°41′46″S 85°01′10″W / 78.69611°S 85.01944°W / -78.69611; -85.01944 |
Mount Alf | 3,200 | 10,499 | 77°55′S 86°07′W / 77.917°S 86.117°W / -77.917; -86.117 |
Mount Waldron | 3,100 | 10,171 | 78°27′S 84°53′W / 78.450°S 84.883°W / -78.450; -84.883 |
Mount Milton | 3,000 | 9,843 | 78°48′S 84°48′W / 78.800°S 84.800°W / -78.800; -84.800 |
Vanand Peak | 3,000 | 9,843 | 78°29′S 85°18′W / 78.483°S 85.300°W / -78.483; -85.300 |
Maps
Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Features
Georgraphical features include:
Bangey Heights
- Bezden Peak
- Chepino Saddle
- Embree Glacier
- Fucha Peak
- Golemani Peak
- Kopsis Glacier
- Marsa Glacier
- Mount Hleven
- Mount Schmid
- Oreshak Peak
- Padala Glacier
- Panicheri Gap
- Patleyna Glacier
- Probuda Ridge
Bastien Range
- Bergison Peak
- Bowie Crevasse Field
- Camp Hills
- Ereta Peak
- Hodges Knoll
- Karasura Glacier
- Klenova Peak
- Mount Fisek
- Mount Klayn
- Nimitz Glacier
- O'Neal Nunataks
- Patmos Peak
- Wild Knoll
Doyran Heights
- Beloslav Peak
- Goreme Col
- Guerrero Glacier
- Hansen Glacier
- Hough Glacier
- Johnson Spur
- Kostinbrod Pass
- Manole Pass
- McPherson Peak
- Midzhur Peak
- Mount Benson
- Mount Havener
- Mount Mohl
- Mount Tuck
- Prosenik Peak
- Remington Glacier
- Sikera Valley
- Taylor Spur
Flowers Hills
- Batil Spur
- Dater Glacier
- Dickey Peak
- Gubesh Peak
- Hansen Glacier
- Kostinbrod Pass
- Lardeya Ice Piedmont
- Monyak Hill
- Rutford Ice Stream
- Sikera Valley
- Strinava Glacier
- Taylor Spur
- Valoga Glacier
Gromshin Heights
- Branishte Peak
- Foros Spur
- Kipra Gap
- Matsch Ridge
- Miller Bluffs
- Mount Cornwell
- Mount Mogensen
- Mount Ojakangas
- Mount Ulmer
- Mount Warren
- Mount Weems
- Newcomer Glacier
- Polarstar Peak
- Skamni Saddle
- Vicha Glacier
- Vidul Glacier
- Yamen Glacier
Maglenik Heights
- Arapya Glacier
- Barnes Ridge
- Chapman Peak
- Dropla Gap
- Ellen Glacier
- Embree Glacier
- Ichera Peak
- Kopsis Glacier
- Mirovyane Peak
- Mount Gozur
- Panicheri Gap
- Roberts Peak
- Voysil Peak
- Young Glacier
- Zimornitsa Peak
- Rutford Ice Stream
Owen Ridge
- Arsela Peak
- Bolgrad Glacier
- Bowers Corner
- Brook Glacier
- Karnare Col
- Kasilag Pass
- Krusha Peak
- Lishness Peak
- Modren Peak
- Mount Allen
- Mount Inderbitzen
- Mount Southwick
- Mount Strybing
- Peristera Peak
- Sirma Glacier
- Stikal Peak
Petvar Heights
- Bagra Peak
- Carey Glacier
- Divdyadovo Glacier
- Fruzhin Peak
- Gabare Glacier
- Hudman Glacier
- Kasilag Pass
- Kornicker Glacier
- Long Peak
- Malkoch Peak
- Marze Peak
- Miller Peak
- Mount Landolt
- Mount Mullen
- Mountainview Ridge
- Razboyna Glacier
- Ruset Peak
- Thomas Glacier
- Wessbecher Glacier
Sostra Heights
- Anchialus Glacier
- Blenika Peak
- Bracken Peak
- Embree Glacier
- Mount Lanning
- Mount Malone
- Mount McKeown
- Newcomer Glacier
- Robinson Pass
- Sabazios Glacier
- Skaklya Glacier
- Vit Ice Piedmont
- Zhenda Glacier
Sullivan Heights
- Crosswell Glacier
- Dater Glacier
- Johnson Col
- Mamarchev Peak
- Mount Farrell
- Mount Levack
- Mount Segers
- Nebeska Peak
- Pulpudeva Glacier
- Strinava Glacier
- Vranya Pass
- Zmeevo Pass
Veregava Ridge
- Berisad Glacier
- Dater Glacier
- Hansen Glacier
- Kushla Peak
- Manole Pass
- Mount Waldron
- Orizari Glacier
- Parangalitsa Peak
- Sipey Peak
Other features
- Ahrida Peak
- Allen Peak
- Arzos Peak
- Aster Glacier
- Beadnos Nunatak
- Bender Glacier
- Bohot Nunatak
- Boyce Ridge
- Branscomb Glacier
- Branscomb Peak
- Brichebor Peak
- Brocks Peak
- Bruguière Peak
- Bugueño Pinnacle
- Burdenis Glacier
- Cairns Glacier
- Cervellati Glacier
- Chaplin Peak
- Clinch Peak
- Corbet Peak
- Craddock Massif
- Craig Ridge
- Damien Gildea
- Debren Pass
- Della Pia Glacier
- Delyo Glacier
- Donnellan Glacier
- Doyran Heights
- Drama Glacier
- Duridanov Peak
- Elfring Peak
- Enitsa Peak
- Epperly Ridge
- Evans Peak
- Eyer Peak
- Fisher Nunatak
- Flowers Hills
- Fonfon Glacier
- Frontier Nunataks
- Fukushima Peak
- Galicia Peak
- Gerila Glacier
- Gilbert Spur
- Gildea Glacier
- Giles Glacier
- Goloe Pass
- Goodge Col
- Hammer Col
- Hariton Peak
- Helfert Nunatak
- Hinkley Glacier
- Hollister Peak
- Holth Peaks
- Howard Nunataks
- Ichev Nunatak
- Jacobsen Valley
- Knutzen Peak
- Kovil Nunatak
- Lanz Peak
- Long Gables
- MacDonald Peak
- Marts Peak
- Memolli Nunatak
- Miller Peak
- Minnesota Glacier
- Mount Alf
- Mount Anderson
- Mount Atkinson
- Mount Barden
- Mount Bearskin
- Mount Bentley
- Mount Besch
- Mount Craddock
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Dalrymple
- Mount Davis
- Mount Dawson
- Mount Epperly
- Mount Gardner
- Mount Giovinetto
- Mount Goldthwait
- Mount Hale
- Mount Holmboe
- Mount Hubley
- Mount Jumper
- Mount Liavaag
- Mount Liptak
- Mount Lymburner
- Mount Milton
- Mount Morris
- Mount Osborne
- Mount Ostenso
- Mount Press
- Mount Reimer
- Mount Rutford
- Mount Sharp
- Mount Shear
- Mount Shinn
- Mount Sisu
- Mount Slaughter
- Mount Tegge
- Mount Todd
- Mount Viets
- Mount Wyatt Earp
- Moyher Ridge
- Mursalitsa Peak
- Nell Peak
- Nikola Peak
- Obelya Glacier
- Olsen Peak
- Opalchenie Peak
- Ostrusha Nunatak
- Owen Ridge
- Pastrogor Peak
- Patton Glacier
- Podgore Saddle
- Ponor Saddle
- Príncipe de Asturias Peak
- Progled Saddle
- Rada Peak
- Ramorino Glacier
- Ranuli Ice Piedmont
- Ravulya Nunatak
- Roché Glacier
- Rumyana Glacier
- Saltzman Glacier
- Sanchez Peak
- Schatz Ridge
- Schoening Peak
- Severinghaus Glacier
- Shinn Ridge
- Shockey Peak
- Silverstein Peak
- Silyanov Peak
- Skafida Peak
- Sowers Glacier
- Stolnik Peak
- Strahil Peak
- Taylor Ledge
- Toros Peak
- Tulaczyk Glacier
- Tyree Ridge
- Valchan Peak
- Vanand Peak
- Veregava Ridge
- Versinikia Peak
- Vinson Massif
- Vinson Plateau
- Wahlstrom Peak
- Willis Ridge
- Zalmoxis Peak
- Zapol Glacier
- Zinsmeister Ridge
- Zvegor Saddle
Further reading
References
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^ ab Sentinel Range. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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