Casey Range
| Casey Range | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Framnes Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 47 ′ S , 62 ° 12 ′ E | |
The Casey Range is a rugged and sharp-rimmed mountain range in the Framnes Mountains in the east Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . It extends north-south 13 km west of the David Range . Few nunataks also belong to it.
It was discovered during the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . Mawson named it after the Australian politician Richard Casey, Baron Casey (1890-1976).
Web links
- Casey Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Casey Range on geographic.org (English)