Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Forbes Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Forbes Ridge (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge
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:
A ridge 16km long, extending northward from Mount McClintock along the eastern side of Hinton Glacier. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN05
Mapped from air photographs taken by the US Navy. Named by US-ACAN after R B Forbes of the University of Alaska who made geological studies in the McMurdo Sound area with USN Operation Deepfreeze in 1955-56 and 1962-63.
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