Name details

Landen Ridge

Landen Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Landen Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127757

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A narrow rock ridge at the E end of Cole Peninsula in Graham Land. During Dec. 1947 it was charted by FIDS and photographed from the air by the RARE under Ronne. Named by Ronne for David Landen of USGS, who assisted in planning the RARE photographic program and in correlating photographs after the expedition returned.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 50' 00.0" S
-66.83333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 54' 00.0" W
-63.90000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1953

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