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Mount Saunders


The Dominion Range (85°20′S 166°30′E / 85.333°S 166.500°E / -85.333; 166.500) is a broad mountain range, about 48 km (30 mi) long, forming a prominent salient at the juncture of the Beardmore and Mill glaciers in Antarctica. The range is part of the Queen Maud Mountains

The range was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named by Shackleton for the Dominion of New Zealand, which generously aided the expedition.

The highest peak is Mount Mills at 2,955 metres (9,695 ft).

Mount Mills (85°12′S 165°17′E / 85.200°S 165.283°E / -85.200; 165.283) is the highest mountain in the range at 2,955 metres (9,695 ft), forming part of the northern escarpment overlooking the Beardmore Glacier 13 km north of Mount Saunders. The mountain was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) under Shackleton, and named for Sir James Mills who, with the government of New Zealand, paid the cost of towing the expedition ship Nimrod to Antarctica in 1908.


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