West Quartzite Range#Cornerpost Peak
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West Quartzite Range ({{Coord|72|0|S|164|45|E|name=West Quartzite Range}}) is a range, the western of two parallel quartzite ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier in the Concord Mountains, Antarctica.
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.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=806}}
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Location
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File:C71195s1 Ant.Map Mount Soza.jpg
File:C72193s5 Ant.Map Freyberg Mountains.jpg
The West Quartzite Range is part of the Concord Mountains.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|pp=147–148}}
The range runs northwest–southeast, parallel to the East Quartzite Range to the east.
The Houliston Glacier to its west separates it from the Neall Massif and Jago Nunataks.
The Salamander Range of the Freyberg Mountains is further to the west.
The line of the range extends towards the Destination Nunataks to the southeast.{{sfn|Freyberg Mountains USGS}}
The Black Glacier lies to the north of the Leitch Massif, the northern end of the range.{{sfn|Mount Soza USGS}}
Features
=Leitch Massif=
{{coord|71|55|S|164|36|E}}.
A mountain massif that forms the northern part of the West Quartzite Range.
Named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for E.G. Leitch, geologist with this party.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=426}}
=Cornerpost Peak=
{{coord|71|57|S|164|40|E}}.
A peak, {{convert|2,160|m}} high, at the southeast end of the Leitch Massif.
So named by the northern party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, because they established their most northerly survey station here on the turning point of their traverse.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=154}}
=Gothic Peak=
{{coord|72|01|S|164|48|E}}.
A peak, {{convert|2,085|m}} high, standing {{convert|4|nmi}} northwest of Lavallee Peak.
Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962-63, for its likeness in profile to a Gothic cathedral.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=287}}
=Lavallee Peak=
{{coord|72|04|S|164|56|E}}.
A peak, {{convert|2,175|m}} high, just northwest of Gibraltar Peak.
Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-64.
Named by United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant David O. Lavallee, United States Navy, biological diver at McMurdo Station, summers 1963-64, 1964-65 and 1966-67.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=422}}
=Gibraltar Peak=
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{{coord|72|05|S|164|59|E}}.
A peak {{convert|1|nmi}} southeast of Lavallee Peak.
Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1967-68, because it is shaped like the famous rock of the same name.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=277}}
Nearby features
=Neall Massif=
{{coord|72|04|S|164|28|E}}.
A mountain massif rising between the Salamander and West Quartzite Ranges.
Named by the NZ-APC for V.E. Neall, leader and geologist of the NZGSAE, 1967-68.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=518}}
=Jago Nunataks=
{{coord|72|06|S|164|40|E}}.
A cluster of closely spaced nunataks rising to {{convert|2,300|m}} high, centered {{convert|3|nmi}} east of the south end of Neall Massif.
Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after J.B. Jago, geologist with NZARP geological parties to this area in 1974-75 and 1980-81.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=367}}
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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