East Quartzite Range#Foggy Pass
{{Short description|Mountain ranges of Victoria Land}}
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The East Quartzite Range ({{coord|72|0|S|165|5|E|source:GNIS|name=East Quartzite Range}}) is a mountain range, {{convert|12|nmi}} long, forming a subordinate southwest unit of the King Range, in the Concord Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. These mountains lie approximately {{convert|5|nmi}} east of the nearby West Quartzite Range.
It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962–63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature.
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Location
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File:C71195s1 Ant.Map Mount Soza.jpg
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The northern end of the East Quartzite Range is separated from the Leitch Massif in the north of the West Quartzite Range by Foggy Pass.
The head of the Rawle Glacier is to the northeast of the range.{{sfn|Mount Soza USGS}}
The range runs southeast parallel to the West Quartzite Range.
The Lloyd Icefall is east of its southern tip.
Features include Mount Hayton and Camp Ridge.{{sfn|Freyberg Mountains USGS}}
Features
=Foggy Pass=
{{coord|71|59|S|164|50|E}}.
A pass running northeast–southwest between the Leitch Massif on the north and West Quartzite Range and East Quartzite Range on the south.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=249}}{{efn|The USGS description of Foggy Pass says it runs between the Leitch Massif and West Quartzite Range.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=249}} However, the USGS describes the Leitch Massif as a mountain massif that forms the northern part of the West Quartzite Range.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=426}} }}
Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 on a proposal from geologist M.G. Laird.
So named from the weather conditions encountered in the area.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=249}}
=Mount Hayton =
{{coord|72|03|S|165|12|E}}.
A peak, {{convert|2,240|m}} high, in the south portion of East Quartzite Range.
Named by the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for J.S. Hayton, field assistant in the party.
The peak was climbed on December 18, 1962.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=321}}
=Camp Ridge=
{{coord|72|03|S|165|12|E}}.
A prominent ridge surmounted by Mount Hayton in the southeast part of East Quartzite Range, Concord Mountains.
Named by the Northern Party of the NZFMCAE, 1962-63, after Camp IV which was established here.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=115}}
Notes
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References
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Sources
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- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-01-30 |edition=2
|editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G.
|publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}} {{Include-USGov |agency=United States Board on Geographic Names}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-04
|title=Freyberg Mountains |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref={{harvid|Freyberg Mountains USGS}} }}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C71195s1_Ant.Map_Mount_Soza.jpg |accessdate=2024-02-04
|title=Mount Soza |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref={{harvid|Mount Soza USGS}} }}
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