Royal Society Range
The Royal Society Range is a majestic range of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, rising to 4,025 metres along the west shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar Glaciers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rester Peak and Mount Rücker.
Rester Peak
Peak
Mount Rücker is a mountain, 3,815 metres high, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society.
Mount Rücker
Peak
Mount Rücker is a mountain, 3,815 metres high, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge, in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society. Mount Rücker is situated 3½ km southwest of Royal Society Range.
Salient Peak
Peak
Mount Lister is a massive mountain, 4,025 metres high, forming the highest point in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Lord Joseph Lister, President of the Royal Society, 1895–1900. Salient Peak is situated 3 km northeast of Royal Society Range.
Royal Society Range
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 4,070 metres
- Description: mountain range
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Royal Society Range” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Royal Society Range”
- Chinese: “皇家學會嶺”
- Dutch: “Royal Society Range”
- Esperanto: “Montaro de la Reĝa Societo”
- French: “chaîne de la Royal Society”
- French: “Chaînon de la Royal Society”
- German: “Royal Society Range”
- Hebrew: “רכס החברה המלכותית”
- Italian: “Catena Royal Society”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・ソサイエティ山脈”
- Ladin: “Ciadëina de Royal Society”
- Macedonian: “Венец на Кралското Друштво”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Royal Society Range”
- Persian: “رشتهکوه انجمن سلطنتی”
- Polish: “Pasmo Towarzystwa Królewskiego”
- Spanish: “Cordillera de la Royal Society”
- Swedish: “Royal Society Range”
- Ukrainian: “Хребет Королівського товариства”
- Venetian: “Caena Royal Society”
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Highlights include Sulphide Pass and McConchie Ridge.
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