Executive Committee Range
The Executive Committee Range is a mountain range consisting of five major volcanoes, which trends north-south for 80 km (50 mi) along the 126th meridian west, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
| Executive Committee Range | |
|---|---|
2014 Landsat 8 image of the five mountains in the Executive Committee Range | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Sidley |
| Elevation | 4,285 m (14,058 ft) |
| Geography | |
Location in Antarctica | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Marie Byrd Land |
| Range coordinates | 76°50′S 126°06′W |
| Geology | |
| Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
The complete range was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–41), during a flyover of the area on 15 December 1940, and named for the Executive Committee of the Expedition. Four of the five mountains are named in honor of individual members of the committee; Mount Sidley, the most imposing mountain in the range and highest volcano in Antarctica, had been discovered and named by Rear Admiral Byrd in 1934, during his privately funded Second Antarctic Expedition. The entire range was mapped in detail, by the United States Geological Survey, using various surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography performed from 1958 to 1960.