Donald Ridge (Antarctica)
Coordinates: 79 ° 35 ′ S , 83 ° 13 ′ W
Donald Ridge is a narrow rock ridge that extends south of Mount Capley in the West Antarctic Pioneer Heights . About 1 nautical mile (1.9 kilometers) west runs the similar-looking Ronald Ridge , south the Driscoll Glacier flows .
Donald Ridge was mapped by the United States Geological Survey as part of the survey of the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961-66 through field surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Donald L. Willson, who worked as a meteorologist at the Little America V research station in 1958 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Donald Ridge ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Ronald Ridge ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.