Tukuk-OS🏔️ Porthos Range
Antarctica · Antarctica · 70.42°S, 65.83°E
The Porthos Range is the second range south in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica, extending for about 30 miles in an east-to-west direction between Scylla Glacier and Charybdis Glacier. First visited in December 1956 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) southern party under W.G. Bewsher (1956-57) and named after Porthos, a character in Alexandre Dumas, père's novel The Three Musketeers, the most popular book read on the southern journey.
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Quick facts
| Country | Antarctica |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Antarctica |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 70.42°S, 65.83°E · view on map |
Porthos Range is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.
More mountain ranges in Antarctica
Achaean Range · Adams Mountains · Admiralty Mountains · Alamein Range · Alexandra Mountains · Allegheny Mountains (Antarctica) · Ames Range · Amphitheatre Peaks · Anare Mountains · Anderson Massif.