5-560: Athos Range ( 70°13′S 64°50′E / 70.217°S 64.833°E / -70.217; 64.833 ) is the northernmost range in the Prince Charles Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land , Antarctica . The range consists of many individual mountains and nunataks that trend east–west for 40 miles (64 km) along the north side of Scylla Glacier . These mountains were first observed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47. The western part of
10-530: The Porthos Range , and the Aramis Range . The highest peak is Mount Menzies , with a height of 3,228 m (10,591 ft). Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear (1,950 m; 6,400 ft). These mountains, together with other scattered peaks, form an arc about 420 km (260 mi) long, extending from the vicinity of Mount Starlight in the north to Goodspeed Nunataks in
15-647: The range was first visited by an ANARE Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by John Béchervaise in November 1955. The range was again visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party, 1956–57, led by W.G. Bewsher , and a depot was established at the eastern extremity. It was named after a character in The Three Musketeers , a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père which
20-434: The south. These mountains were first observed and photographed from a distance by airmen of USN Operation Highjump , 1946–47. They were examined by several ANARE ( Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions ) parties and mapped in the years 1954–61. They have been found to contain large deposits of iron ore . They were named by ANCA in 1956 for King Charles III , then the eight-year-old Prince Charles and son of
25-655: Was the most popular book read on the southern journey. Geographical features include: [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . Prince Charles Mountains The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica , including the Athos Range ,
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