Olympus Range
Olympus Range (77°29′S 161°30′E) is a primarily ice-free mountain range of Victoria Land with peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), between Victoria and McKelvey Valleys on the north and Wright Valley on the south. Mapped by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59, and named for the mythological home of the Greek gods. Peaks in the range are named for figures in Greek mythology.
Further reading
• I.B. Campbell, G.G.C. Claridge, Antarctica: Soils, Weathering Processes and Environment, PP 30 - 32
• Vivien Gornitz, Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future, P 64
• A.R. Lewis, D.R. Marchant, A.C. Ashworth, S.R. Hemming, M.L. Machlus, Major middle Miocene global climate change: Evidence from East Antarctica and the Transantarctic Mountains
• Adam R. Lewis, David R. Marchant, Allan C. Ashworth, Lars Hedenäs, Sidney R. Hemming, Jesse V. Johnson, Melanie J. Leng, Malka L. Machlus, Angela E. Newton, J. Ian Raine, Jane K. Willenbring, Mark Williams, and Alexander P. Wolfe, Mid-Miocene cooling and the extinction of tundra in continental Antarctica, PNAS August 5, 2008 105 (31) 10676–10680; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0802501105
• Roger Highfield, Lost world frozen 14m years ago found in Antarctica, The Telegraph, Sunday 25 November 2018
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