Antarctica of centuries. Several Antarctic ice streams, which account for about 10% of the ice sheet, flow to one of the many Antarctic ice shelves: see ice-sheet dynamics. East Antarctica lies on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains and comprises Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Wilkes Land, and Victoria Land. All but a small portion of this region lies within the Eastern Hemisphere. East Antarctica is largely covered by the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica at , is located in the Ellsworth Mountains. Antarctica contains many other mountains,
Mount Huxley (Antarctica) come out of the heroic era. Mount Huxley (Antarctica) Mount Huxley () is a mountain high, situated between the lower Condit Glacier and Descent Glacier, marginal to Ferrar Glacier, at the northern end of the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Leonard Huxley, editor of "Scott's Last Expedition", two volumes, London, 1913; Volume I being the journals of Captain R.F. Scott, RN; Volume II being the reports of journeys and scientific work undertaken by E.A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition. The work has long