Name details

Dusky Ridge

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139500

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An ice-free rock ridge, 23km long extending from the main ridge of Britannia Range, and maximum width 4km. Between Lieske Glacier and Hinton Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN05

Named For

Named Dusky Mountains by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) because of the lack of snow on its slopes. The name was amended to Dusky Ridge following remapping of the feature by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62.

Location

Latitude:
80° 05' 47.1" S
-80.09643°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
157° 02' 18.1" E
157.03836°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
1760 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MN05 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
20-May-1965

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