Cook Ridge
| Cook Ridge | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 24 ′ S , 158 ° 35 ′ E | |
Cook Ridge is a largely ice-covered mountain range on the Oates coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It extends parallel to the western flank of the Paternostro Glacier in a north-easterly direction to Davies Bay .
He was first visited by plane in March 1961 by participants in the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions under the direction of Phillip Law . It is named after the geodesist David Cook, a participant in the research trip .
Web links
- Cook Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cook Ridge on geographic.org (English)