Feature Name (see definition): Masson Range

Feature Class (see definition): Range

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9532

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 67° 51' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 50' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.85

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 62.8333333

Elevation (see definition): 1000

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947

Description (see definition): High broken chain of mountains, consisting primarily of North Masson, Central Masson, and South Masson Ranges, forming a part of the Framnes Mountains. Having several peaks over 1,000 m, the range extends in a N-S direction for 15 miles. Discovered and charted by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31, under Mawson, and named for Prof. Sir David Orme Masson, a member of the Advisory Committee for this expedition as well as the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), 1911-14, under Mawson. First visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) party led by John Bechervaise in 1956.

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