Gondola Ridge
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Gondola Ridge is a high rocky ridge just south of Mackay Glacier
, extending northeast from Mount Suess
for about 4 nautical miles (7 km) in Victoria Land
. Charted by the Western Geological Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
(1910–13) who so named it because Mount Suess, to which the ridge is joined, resembles a gondola in shape.
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
, extending northeast from Mount Suess
Mount Suess
Mount Suess is a conspicuous mountain surmounting the south part of Gondola Ridge, near the south side of Mackay Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Eduard Suess, Austrian geologist and paleontologist....
for about 4 nautical miles (7 km) in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Charted by the Western Geological Party of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
(1910–13) who so named it because Mount Suess, to which the ridge is joined, resembles a gondola in shape.