Menster Ledge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Menster Ledge (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge (2d)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A relatively level benchlike feature which rises to 1800 m 6 mi SW of Mount Olympus in Hughes Basin, Britannia Range. The feature is 2.5 mi wide and is smoothly ice covered in the central and N portions; an abrupt ice and rock cliff forms the S end of the ledge. Named after Chaplain William J. Menster (Cdr., USN) of the flagship Mount Olympus in Operation Deep Freeze, 1946-47. The location of the ledge is in proximity to Byrd Glacier, Mount Olympus, and other features that memorialize leaders and ships of Operation High Jump.
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