Gonville and Caius Range
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Gonville and Caius Range are a range of peaks, 1,000 to 1,500 m, between Mackay Glacier
and Debenham Glacier
in Victoria Land
. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition
(1910–13) under Scott. Named for Gonville and Caius College, of Cambridge University, the alma mater of several members of the expedition.
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
and Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier
Debenham Glacier is a glacier flowing into the northern part of Wilson Piedmont Glacier on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the Discovery expedition . It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Frank Debenham, geologist with the expedition and Director of the Scott Polar...
in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
(1910–13) under Scott. Named for Gonville and Caius College, of Cambridge University, the alma mater of several members of the expedition.