Casey Range is a jagged, razor-backed
ridge
A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
and a few
nunataks in a line extending north–south, standing 8 miles west of
David Range
The David Range () is a mountain range west of the Masson Range, which it parallels, in the Framnes Mountains of Antarctica. It extends in a north-northeast–south-southwest direction, with peaks rising to .
It was discovered on 14 February 19 ...
, in the
Framnes Mountains
The Framnes Mountains are 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 19 ...
. Discovered by the
(BANZARE), 1929–31, under
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...
, who named it for Rt. Hon.
Richard G. Casey
Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey, (29 August 1890 – 17 June 1976) was an Australian statesman who served as the 16th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1965 to 1969. He was also a distinguished army officer, long-serving ...
.
Further reading
* United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Hydrographic Center,
Sailing Directions for Antarctica: Includes Islands South of Latitude 60.̊', P 293
External links
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USGS
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website
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AADC website
Casey Rangeon
SCAR
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website
Casey Range Sunset, Sunrise and Moon dataCasey Range lunar phases data
References
Mountain ranges of Mac. Robertson Land
Ridges of Mac. Robertson Land
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