Cape Maude () is a high ice-covered cape forming the east end of
Vaughan Promontory in the
Holland Range, Antarctica, overlooking the
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between hi ...
. It was discovered by the
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for Colonel
I.A. Maude, who donated the "Maudgee" pony ration for the expedition.
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References
Headlands of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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