Gamburtsev Mountain Range
Subglacial mountain range located in East Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gamburtsev Mountain Range (also known as the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains) is a subglacial mountain range located in East Antarctica, just underneath the lofty Dome A, near the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility.[1] The range was discovered by the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1958 and is named for Soviet geophysicist Grigoriy A. Gamburtsev.[2][3] It is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long, and the mountains are believed to be about 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) high,[4] although they are completely covered by over 600 metres (2,000 ft) of ice and snow. The Gamburtsev Mountain Range is about the same size as the European Alps.[5] As of 2008, it was unknown how the mountains were formed due to the lack of data. Studies conducted during the International Polar year demonstrated that ancient plate collisions produced a core that was rejuvenated in the early to mid-Mesozoic . The main features of the range formed before 34 million years ago, when the area was covered by the present ice sheet.[6] Current models suggest that the East Antarctic ice sheet was formed from the glaciers that began sliding down the Gamburtsev range at the end of the Eocene.[1] Vostok Subglacial Highlands form an east extension of Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains.[7]
Gamburtsev Mountain Range | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
Coordinates | 80°30′S 76°00′E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 1,200 km (750 mi) |
Geography | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region | East Antarctica |
As part of the 2007–09 International Polar Year, so called, the AGAP project was a multinational effort to gather information about the Gamburtsev mountain chain.[8][9]