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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Ethelbert Ridge (GBR) | 70° 19' 00.0" S | 68° 55' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 108720
Place ID: 4361
Ridge, ESE of Mount Alfred, Alexander Island. Notable for its igneous rocks within the Fossil Bluff group of sedimentary rocks. Originally named Saddleback Ridge informally by BAS geologist Alastair Linn (b, 1945). Here named after Ethelbert, 836-866, son of Ethelwulf, King of West Saxons and Kentishmen and effectively King of all England, 860-866, in association with names of other Saxon Kings of England in this area. (APC, 1997). |
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| Ethelbert Ridge (USA) | 70° 19' 00.0" S | 68° 55' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 124901
Place ID: 4361
A ridge composed of igneous rocks within the Fossil Bluff groups of sedimentary rocks located ESE of Mount Alfred. Originally named Saddleback Ridge informally by BAS geologist Alastair Linn because of its pronounced saddleback when viewed from the S. Named for Ethelbert (836-866, son of Ethelwulf, Saxon King of West Saxons and Kentishmen, and effectively King of all England from 860-866. Continues the naming of features in the area after Saxon Kings of England. |
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