Lyttelton Range

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain The Lyttelton Range (Template:Coord) is a narrow northwest-trending mountain range located south of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. The range is Template:Convert long and forms the western wall of the upper part of the Dennistoun Glacier.Template:Sfn

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Exploration and naming

The Lyttelton Range was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, where over the years, many expedition ships refueled and replenished supplies en route to Antarctica; also in recognition of the friendship and cooperation of its citizens with American participation in the U.S. Antarctic Research Program.Template:Sfn

Location

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Lyttelton Range to east of center of map

Lyttelton Range lies between Findlay Range, which extends southeast from Robinson Heights, to the west, and the Dunedin Range to the east. The upper Dennistoun Glacier flows past its east side.Template:Sfn The Atkinson Glacier flows between Findlay Range and the west side of Lyttelton Range, flowing northward into Dennistoun Glacier.Template:Sfn

Features

Features include Wetmore Peak and Lange Peak.Template:Sfn

Wetmore Peak

Template:Coord. A peak Template:Convert high in the north part of Lyttelton Range, Template:Convert east-northeast of Mount Bierle. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cliff Wetmore, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Hallett Station, 1963-64.Template:Sfn

Lange Peak

Template:Coord. Peak Template:Convert high in the west-central part of Lyttelton Range. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for USARP biologist Otto L. Lange of Hallett Station, 1966-67.Template:Sfn

Saxby Pass

Template:Coord. A snow-covered pass through Lyttelton Range south of Lange Peak. The pass was used by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme (NZARP) field party led by R.H. Findlay, 1981-82, in travel between Atkinson Glacier and Dennistoun Glacier. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after Eric Saxby.Template:Sfn

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