Feature Name (see definition): Convoy Range

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3075

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 47' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 45' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.7833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.75

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A broad range, much of it with an almost flat, plateau-like summit, extending S from the Fry Saddle and ending at Mackay Glacier. The range is steeply cliffed on its E side, but on the W it slopes gently into the Cambridge Glacier. The New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) worked in this area in 1957. Named by them after the main convoy into McMurdo Sound in the 1956-57 season, the names of the various vessels being used for features in the range.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data