Casey Range
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Casey Range is a jagged, razor-backed ridge
and a few nunatak
s in a line extending north-south, standing 8 miles west of David Range
, in the Framnes Mountains
. Discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE), 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson
, who named it for Rt. Hon. Richard G. Casey.
Ridge
A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:...
and a few nunatak
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s in a line extending north-south, standing 8 miles west of David Range
David Range
David Range is a mountain range 8 km west of Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends 26 km in a NNE-SSW direction, with peaks rising to 1,500 metres....
, in the Framnes Mountains
Framnes Mountains
Framnes Mountains is an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, David Range, and Brown Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research...
. Discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers...
(BANZARE), 1929–31, under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named it for Rt. Hon. Richard G. Casey.