Cat Ridge
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 10 ′ S , 61 ° 49 ′ W | |
Cat Ridge is a ridge up to 1200 m high on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises west-northwest of Palmer Inlet in the middle of the Gain Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names awarded him in 1976 a descriptive name, since it from the north east in shape to an outstretched cat ( English cat ) recalls.
Web links
- Cat Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cat Ridge on geographic.org (English)