Gough Glacier

Gough Glacier (84°42′S 171°35′W / 84.700°S 171.583°W / -84.700; -171.583) is an Antarctic glacier about 25 nautical miles (50 km) long, flowing from the northern slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains and the base of the Lillie Range and trending northward to the Ross Ice Shelf, between the Gabbro Hills and the Bravo Hills.

[4] Pretectonic intrusives have been found on the western side of Gough Glacier, ranging from gabbro to adamellite.

[5] Glacial erratics of dolerite and of Beacon Group sedimentary rocks baken by dolerite sills have been found on the steep heights of the Bravo Hills, about 360 metres (1,180 ft) above the level of the Ross Ice Shelf.

A steep-walled tributary glacier, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long, descending the north slopes of the Prince Olav Mountains just east of Mount Smithson to enter the upper part of Gough Glacier.

Named by US-ACAN for Captain Max A. Holzrichter, USN, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S.

Gough glacier just east of center on the map