Court Ridge
| Court Ridge | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 20 ′ S , 146 ° 52 ′ W | |
 Boyd Glacier map sheet from 1969, Court Ridge northwest of center of the map |
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Court Ridge is a low, ice-covered mountain range in the Ford Ranges that extends from the northwestern foothills of the Haines Mountains to the Sulzberger Ice Shelf .
It was discovered by participants in the north-east flight of the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935) of the US polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd , which lasted from December 15 to 15, 1934 . It is named after Arnold Court (1914–1999), a meteorologist on the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service from 1939 to 1941.
Web links
- Court Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Court Ridge on geographic.org (English)