Name details

Wujek Ridge

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 133882

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 rock ridge trending N-S and marking the E extent of Davis Valley in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains (q.v.). Named by US-ACAN in 1979 after CWO Stanley J. Wujek, USA, helicopter pilot of the Army Aviation Detachment which supported the USGS Pensacola Mountains survey, 1965-66.

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Location

Latitude:
82° 28' 00.0" S
-82.46667°
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Longitude:
50° 55' 00.0" W
-50.91667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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