Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
North Weddell Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
North Weddell Ridge (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge (6)
This name originates from . It is part of the GEBCO Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) Gazetteer.
The average latitude should be 58°7'S but was brought to 60°S to include the feature into the limits of the Antarctic Treaty. Formerly America-Antarctic Ridge. Named after James Weddell, who discovered the Weddell Sea during his Antarctic voyage 1822-1824. Formerly, America-Antarctic Ridge. Latitude 69°30'S - 70°00'S, longitude 11°20'W - 8°20'W.
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