4-752: The Porthos Range is the second range south in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, extending for about 30 miles in an east-to-west direction between Scylla Glacier and Charybdis Glacier . First visited in December 1956 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party under W.G. Bewsher (1956-57) and named after Porthos , a character in Alexandre Dumas, père 's novel The Three Musketeers ,
8-851: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prince Charles Mountains The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica , including the Athos Range , 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
12-406: The most popular book read on the southern journey. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Porthos Range" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] 70°25′S 65°50′E / 70.417°S 65.833°E / -70.417; 65.833 This Mac. Robertson Land location article
16-459: The vicinity of Mount Starlight in the north to Goodspeed Nunataks in 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
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