The Frigate Range (82°48′S 162°20′E / 82.800°S 162.333°E / -82.800; 162.333) is a high mountain range extending 12 nautical miles (22 km) east from Mount Markham in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) to commemorate the work of the New Zealand frigates on Antarctic patrol duties.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Frigate Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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