Ellsworth Mountains [SEP] continent
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the Sentinel Range to the north and the Heritage Range to the south. The former is by far the higher and more spectacular with Mount Vinson (4,892 m) constituting the highest point on the continent. Geologically, they are part of the Antarctandes which stretch
, No. 3 (Sep., 1965), pp. 365–376 in JSTOR
- Martin, Geoffrey J. "Ellsworth Huntington: His Life and Thought" (1973)
- Spate, O. H. K. "Ellsworth Huntington: A Geographical Giant: Review," "Geographical Journal" Vol. 140, No. 1 (Feb., 1974), pp. 117–119 in JSTOR
External links.
- Articles authored in Harper's Magazine
- Ellsworth Huntington papers held at Yale University