Which mountain range divides the Antarctica into two parts?

Which mountain range divides the Antarctica into two parts?

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

What mountains are in eastern Antarctica?

List of mountains of East Antarctica

Rank of mountains	Name	Parent Range
1	Dome A	East Antarctic Ice Sheet
2	Nilsen Plateau	East Antarctic Ice Sheet
3	Dome F	East Antarctic Ice Sheet
4	Mount Menzies	East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Which is the third major mountain range in Antarctica?

The third major range is called the Transantarctic Mountains, which runs north to south and splits the continent into East and West Antarctica. The Transantarctic Mountains run the full length of western Antarctica, dividing the continent into East and West.

How is Antarctica divided into East and West?

Geography: East and West Antarctica. Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world, surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The continent is divided into East and West Antarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains, one of the longest mountain ranges on Earth that extends for 3,500 kilometres.

Is the continent of Antarctica surrounded by the Southern Ocean?

Antarctica is the southernmost continent in the world, surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The continent is divided into East and West Antarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains, one of the longest mountain ranges on Earth that extends for 3,500 kilometres.

Is the east side of Antarctica in the Indian Ocean?

East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the continent, separated from West Antarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains. It lies almost entirely within the Eastern Hemisphere and its name has been accepted…