Craig Ridge
| Craig Ridge | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 31 ′ S , 86 ° 4 ′ W | |
Craig Ridge is a small and rocky ridge in West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises to the northeast of Polarstar Peak in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The University of Minnesota geological team , which explored the surrounding mountains between 1963 and 1964, named it after James A. Craig, helicopter pilot of the 62nd United States Army Transportation Corps , who supported the team. During the exploration of the mountains, fossil remains of a seed fern of the order Glossopteridales were discovered.
Web links
- Craig Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Craig Ridge on geographic.org (English).