Cape Maude
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Cape Maude is a high ice-covered cape forming the east end of Vaughan promontory, Holland Range
, overlooking Ross Ice Shelf
. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1907–09) and named for Colonel I.A. Maude, who donated the "Maudgee" pony ration for the expedition.
Holland Range
Holland Range is a rugged coastal range, about 60 nautical miles long, lying just west of the Ross Ice Shelf and extending from the Robb Glacier to Lennox-King Glacier. Named by the Ross Sea Committee for Sir Sidney Holland, who as Prime Minister of New Zealand supported that nation's...
, overlooking Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition
Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton. Its main target, among a range of geographical and scientific objectives, was to be first to the South Pole...
(1907–09) and named for Colonel I.A. Maude, who donated the "Maudgee" pony ration for the expedition.