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Gory Gamburtseva
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Gamburtsev Mountains

mountains, Antarctica
Also known as: Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, Gory Gamburtseva(Show More)
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Gamburtsev Mountains, subglacial range in the central part of eastern Antarctica, extending 750–800 miles (1,200–1,300 km). The mountains attain their greatest height at 11,120 feet (3,390 metres). Completely buried under more than 1,970 feet (600 metres) of the Antarctic ice cap, they were discovered in 1958 by a Soviet expedition and mapped by seismic reflections. Some scientists contend that the initial glacier that thickened over time to become the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet originated in this mountain range more than 14 million years ago.

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