Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.... bounded on the east by the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep Headlands and bays of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by James Clark Ross in 1841.... and on the west by Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed in abeyance for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory.... . It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British Royal Navy and List of explorers. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Edward Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.... in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death.... .
The three largest mountain ranges on the Antarctic continent are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges.... and the McMurdo Dry Valleys
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The region includes many interesting geological features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.... . Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, Order of the British Empire, Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the Royal Society was an Australian Antarctic List of explorers and geologist.... .
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.... bounded on the east by the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep Headlands and bays of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by James Clark Ross in 1841.... and on the west by Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Land is a large district of land in eastern Antarctica, formally claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, though the validity of this claim has been placed in abeyance for the period of the operation of the Antarctic Treaty, to which Australia is a signatory.... . It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British Royal Navy and List of explorers. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Edward Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.... in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was from 20 June 1837 the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India of the British Raj until her death.... .
The three largest mountain ranges on the Antarctic continent are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges.... and the McMurdo Dry Valleys
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The region includes many interesting geological features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica's longest river.... . Early explorers of Victoria Land include James Clark Ross and Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, Order of the British Empire, Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the Royal Society was an Australian Antarctic List of explorers and geologist.... .
