Framnes Mountains

Framnes Mountains

Framnes Mountains (coord|67|50|S|62|35|E|) is an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, and David Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson. This coast was also sighted by Norwegian whalers in the same season. The whole area was mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January 1937. This overall name for the several ranges was given by Christensen after "Framnesfjellet", a hill near Framnæs shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway.


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