Ebony Ridge
| Ebony Ridge | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Kathleen ( 900 m ) | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 83 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ S , 172 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Ebony Ridge ( English for ebony ridge ) is an 8 km long mountain range in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It stretches between Airdrop Peak and Mount Robert Scott at the northern end of the Commonwealth Range . It consists of dark greywacke that contrasts sharply with the mainly ocher-brown surface of the granitic intrusions of the nearby Mount Kyffin and Mount Harcourt .
It was named after its appearance by participants in the New Zealand Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition (1959-1969).
Web links
- Ebony Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ebony Ridge on geographic.org (English).