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)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Sullivan Ridge (NZL) | 84° 47' 00.0" S | 177° 05' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 114477
Place ID: 14219
A spur-like ridge about 12 miles long, extending generally north from the north slopes of the Polar Plateau, on the west side of Ramsey Glacier, in the Bush Mountains of the Queen Maud Range. Discovered and photographed by US Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47, on the flights of 16 February 1947, and named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter A Sullivan of the "New York Times" staff, who has reported and written extensively on Antarctic expeditions and explorations. |
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Sullivan Ridge (USA) | 84° 47' 00.0" S | 177° 05' 00.0" E | Ridge |
Name ID: 132323
Place ID: 14219
A massive ridge, 15 mi long, displaying a steep, irregular E slope overlooking Ramsey Glacier and a low gradient, ice-covered W slope overlooking Muck Glacier. The ridge extends generally N from Husky Heights and terminates at the confluence of Muck and Ramsey Glaciers. Discovered and photographed by USN Operation HighJump (1946-47) and named by US-ACAN for Walter A. Sullivan of the New York Times staff, who has written extensively on Antarctic research and exploration. |
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