Camelback Ridge
| Camelback Ridge | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Jones Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 31 ′ S , 94 ° 24 ′ W | |
Camelback Ridge is a short mountain ridge in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Jones Mountains it rises immediately west of the Pemmican Bluff . A special feature are the two elevations at the ends of the mountain ridge with heights of 1180 m and 1141 m respectively .
The team from the University of Minnesota , which explored the Jones Mountains from 1960 to 1961, named it after its appearance, which is reminiscent of a camel's back with the two elevations .
Web links
- Camelback Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Camelback Ridge on geographic.org (English)