Rawson Mountains (Antarctica)

Rawson Mountains
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Range coordinates86°43′S 154°40′W / 86.717°S 154.667°W / -86.717; -154.667 (Rawson Mountains)
Parent rangeQueen Maud Mountains

The Rawson Mountains (86°43′S 154°40′W / 86.717°S 154.667°W / -86.717; -154.667) lie within the Queen Maud Mountains to the southeast of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. They are a crescent-shaped range of tabular, ice-covered mountains including Fuller Dome, Mount Wyatt and Mount Verlautz, standing southeast of Nilsen Plateau and extending southeast for 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) to the west side of Scott Glacier.

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