Sentinel Range

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Sentinel Range is a major mountain range in Antarctica’s Ellsworth Mountains, known for containing Vinson Massif, the continent’s highest peak.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sentinel Range canonical 13

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate polar ice-cap climate
contains Crosswell Glacier
Dater Glacier
Mount Anderson
Mount Bearskin
Mount Bentley
Mount Craddock
Mount Epperly
Mount Gardner
Mount Giovinetto
Mount Hubley
Mount Ostenso
Mount Press
Mount Reimer
Mount Segers
Mount Shinn
Mount Todd
Mount Tyree
Mount Viets
Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif

Mount Waldron
Newcomer Glacier
Nimitz Glacier
Rutford Ice Stream
Vinson Massif
continent Antarctica
country Antarctica
discoveredBy Lincoln Ellsworth
United States Antarctic Service
geology primarily composed of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
hasFeature heavily glaciated terrain
ice-covered valleys
steep peaks
highestPoint Mount Vinson
linked to: Vinson Massif

Vinson Massif
knownFor containing the highest peak in Antarctica
mountaineering and scientific research activities
locatedIn Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Mountains
Western Antarctica
linked to: West Antarctica
locatedOn Antarctic Peninsula tectonic block
linked to: Antarctic Peninsula
mountainRangeType subrange of the Ellsworth Mountains
namedAfter its appearance as a sentinel guarding the interior of Antarctica
orientation north–south
partOf Ellsworth Mountains
Transantarctic and related Antarctic mountain systems

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vinson Massif locatedIn Sentinel Range
Vinson Massif partOf Sentinel Range
Vinson Massif mountainRange Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Mountains contains Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Mountains hasSubrange Sentinel Range
Vinson Massif mountainRange Sentinel Range
subject linked to: William Long
Branscomb Glacier route locatedIn Sentinel Range
Vinson Massif partOf Sentinel Range
subject linked to: John Evans
Vinson Massif mountainRange Sentinel Range
subject linked to: John Evans
Branscomb Glacier locatedIn Sentinel Range
Branscomb Glacier drainageBasin Sentinel Range
Roché Glacier hasNearbyFeature Sentinel Range