Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Sugden Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sugden Ridge (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge (2d)
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Ridge in the Thomas Hills, Pensacola Mountains. It is the southernmost of a pair of closely parallel ridges that lie between Martin Peak and Mt Warnke, of which Clapperton Ridge is the northernmost ridge. It is elongate in shape and descends northwest towards the Foundation Ice Stream. Named after Prof David Sugden, UK geomorphologist associated with the Antarctic Peninsula and sub-Antarctic islands (1960s-1980s); Transantarctic Mountains and Dry Valleys (1990s-200s); Marie Byrd Land; Weddell Sea (2000s).
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