Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Prickly Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Prickly 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 rounded ice-covered ridge 4 mi W of Shelton Head on the S side of Thurston Island. Belknap Nunatak is the largest outcrop on the ridge. The descriptive name was given by US-ACAN; small dispersed nunataks rise above the ice surface giving the feature a prickly appearance.
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