Lewis Chain

The Lewis Chain is a chain of four rock nunataks on the west side of Gordon Glacier in the of Antarctica. It was first mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957, and was photographed by the U.S. Navy in 1967.

Lewis Chain

Latitude
-80.383° or 80° 22′ 59″ south
Longitude
-26.833° or 26° 49′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,002 metres (3,287 feet)
Open location code
29FMJ588+RR
Geo­Names ID
6636923
Wiki­data ID
Q6536414
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lewis Chain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lewis Chain
  • German: Lewis Chain
  • Italian: Lewis Chain
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Lewis Chain
  • Swedish: Lewis Chain

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