What Does Transantarctic Mean?

What Does Transantarctic Mean?

The Transantarctic Mountains comprise a mountain range of uplifted rock in Antarctica which extend, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare in northern Victoria Land to Coats Land. These mountains divide East Antarctica and West Antarctica.

Where is transantarctic?

Transantarctic Mountains, mountain system subdividing the Antarctic continent into an eastern (East Antarctica) and a western (West Antarctica) region. The Transantarctic Mountains stretch for more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from Victoria Land to the shores of the Weddell Sea.

What mountain divides Antarctica into two?

The Trans-Antarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into two parts, East Antarctica and West Antarctica.

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