Executive Committee Range
mountain range
The Executive Committee Range (76°50′S 126°00′W) is a range consisting of five major volcanoes, which trends north-south for 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) along the 126th meridian west, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Location
The Executive Committee Range is south of the eastern end of the Usas Escarpment. The mountains, from north to south, are Mount Hampton, Mount Camming, Mount Hartigan, Mount Sidley, and Mount Waeshche. Named features of Mount Hampton include Whitney Peak and Marks Peak. Named features of Mount Cuming include Annexstad Peak, Le Vaux Peak, and Woolam Peak. Named features of Mount Hartigan include Lavris Peak, Boudette Peaks, Tusing Peak, and Mintz Peak. Named features of Mount Sidley include Feyerharm Knoll, Weiss Amphitheater, Parks Glacier, and Doumani Peak. Named features of Mout Waescher include Bennett Saddle and Chang Peak.
Recent and ongoing magmatism
In November 2013, Lough et al. reported deep, long-period volcanic earthquakes centered at depths of 30–40 km approximately 55 km south of Mount Sidley that were interpreted as indications of present deep crustal magmatic activity beneath the Executive Committee Range.
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