Gonville and Caius Range
mountain range in Antarctica
The Gonville and Caius Range (77°7′S 162°16′E) is a range of peaks, 1,000 to 1,500 metres (3,300 to 4,900 ft) high, between Mackay Glacier and Debenham Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Exploration and naming
The Gonville and Caius Range was first mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott, and was named for Gonville and Caius College, of Cambridge University, the alma mater of several members of the expedition.
Location
The Clare Range is to the west of the Gonville and Caius Range, and Saint Johns Range to the south.
Wilson Piedmont Glacier is to the east, along the coast of the Ross Sea.
Mackay Glacier defines the north limit of the range.
Killer Ridge, Second Facet and First Facet are to the north of Debenham Glacier and its tributary Miller Glacier.
Queer Mountain is just west of Killer Ridge.
The Crisp Glacier flows between the Killer Ridge and Second Facet.
To the north are Mount Jensen, Red Ridge, Robson Glacier, Haystack Mountain and Mount England.
Glaciers
Crisp Glacier
77°12′S 162°12′E.
Glacier between Killer Ridge and Second Facet, flowing southeast into Debenham Glacier.
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