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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| Owen Ridge (USA) | 79° 50' 00.0" S | 84° 50' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 129764
Place ID: 10786
A very high and rugged mountain ridge, 22 mi long, which forms the southwesternmost element of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It extends SSE from Mount Strybing (3,200 m) and includes Mount Southwick and Lishness Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1957-60. Named by US-ACAN (1974) for Thomas B. Owen, Assistant Director of National and International Programs, National Science Foundation. |
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