Camp Ridge
Camp Ridge | ||
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Highest peak | Mount Hayton ( 2240 m ) | |
location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
part of | Concord Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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Coordinates | 72 ° 3 ′ S , 165 ° 12 ′ E | |
Camp Ridge at the top right of the map sheet |
Camp Ridge is a prominent mountain ridge in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises in the southeastern part of the East Quartzite Range in the Concord Mountains . The highest peak is Mount Hayton .
The southern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE, 1962–1963) named it after the Camp IV camp established here .
Web links
- Camp Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Camp Ridge on geographic.org (English)