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West Antarctica Ranges

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Vinson Massif (4892 m/16,050 ft)
Countries	Antarctica
Area	2,158,024 sq km / 833,214 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,756 km / 1,712 mi North-South 4,772 km / 2,965 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	74° 16' S; 100° 40' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of West Antarctica Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.

Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the West Antarctica Ranges.

Antarctica	Level 1 (Parent)
West Antarctica Ranges	Level 2
Antarctic Peninsula	Level 3 (Child)
West Antarctic Ice Cap	Level 3 (Child)
Ellsworth Mountains	Level 3 (Child)
Coastal West Antarctica	Level 3 (Child)
Transantarctic Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
East Antarctica Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the West Antarctica Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Vinson Massif	4892	16,050	Ellsworth Mountains
2.	Mount Tyree	4852	15,919	Ellsworth Mountains
3.	Mount Shinn	4661	15,292	Ellsworth Mountains
4.	Mount Epperly	4602	15,098	Ellsworth Mountains
5.	Mount Gardner	4587	15,049	Ellsworth Mountains
6.	Mount Rutford	4477	14,688	Ellsworth Mountains
7.	Mount Craddock	4368	14,331	Ellsworth Mountains
8.	Mount Sidley	4285	14,058	Coastal West Antarctica
9.	Mount Anderson	4254	13,957	Ellsworth Mountains
10.	Mount Bentley	4247	13,934	Ellsworth Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Vinson Massif	4892	16,050	Ellsworth Mountains
2.	Mount Sidley	4285	14,058	Coastal West Antarctica
3.	Mount Hope	3239	10,627	Antarctic Peninsula
4.	Mount Seelig	3022	9915	West Antarctic Ice Cap

Photos of Peaks in the West Antarctica Ranges

Vinson Massif

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Summit of Vinson Massif, Antarctica (2007-12-23). Photo by John Starbuck.
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Mount Sidley

Mount Sidley from the air - V7S #7 (2017-01-11). Photo by James Stone.
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