LeMay Range
The LeMay Range is a mountain range in the central portion of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It is 40 nautical miles long with peaks rising to 6,600 feet, extending in a northwest–southeast direction from Snick Pass to the north side of Uranus Glacier.
The range was first seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on 23 November 1935, and the north and east portions mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Later, it was resighted from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition of 1947–48
The range was named by Finn Ronne for General Curtis LeMay, Deputy Chief of Air Staff for Research and Development of the then United States Army Air Forces, which furnished equipment for the expedition. The range was remapped in detail from RARE photos by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960.
See also
Location
- Location map: 71°1’4"S, 69°3’20"W
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: LeMay Range
