Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Prickly Ridge (USA) | 72° 31' 00.0" S | 97° 34' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 136273
Place ID: 17540
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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