Skaar Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Skaar Ridge (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 ridge on the SE side of Mount Augusta in Queen Alexandra Range. It trends SE for 2 mi to Beardmore Glacier. This area was first sighted by Shackleton's Southern Journey Party in 1908. The ridge is the site of the only known (1971) Permian peat deposit of Gondwanaland, discovered here by James M. Schopf of the Ohio State University Geological Expedition, 1969-70. Named for Lt. Gerhard E. Skaar, USN, who piloted the helicopter that took Schopf to the locality and subsequent discovery.
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