Sullivan Ridge

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

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

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Place ID: 14219
Name ID: 114477

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

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

A spur-like ridge about 12 miles long, extending generally north from the north slopes of the Polar Plateau, on the west side of Ramsey Glacier, in the Bush Mountains of the Queen Maud Range. Discovered and photographed by US Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, on the flights of 16 February 1947, and named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter A Sullivan of the "New York Times" staff, who has reported and written extensively on Antarctic expeditions and explorations.

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Location

Latitude:
84° 47' 00.0" S
-84.78333°
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Longitude:
177° 05' 00.0" E
177.08333°
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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

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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