Aorta ridge
| Aorta ridge | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Denton Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 6 ′ S , 163 ° 30 ′ E | |
Aorta Ridge is a mountain ridge in the south of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It separates the Miers Glacier from the Adams Glacier in the Denton Hills on the Scott Coast and extends eastward to Holiday Peak .
The name has been recognized by the New Zealand Geographic Board since 1994 . The name after the aorta is derived from the unofficial name The Heart (translated: "The Heart ") for Holiday Peak , which was used in the 1960s .
Web links
- Aorta Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Aorta Ridge on geographic.org (English)