Edward Ridge
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 15 ′ S , 55 ° 34 ′ E | |
Edward Ridge is a gently sloping, snow-covered mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises 21 km northwest of Rayner Peak .
Aerial photographs taken in 1959 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) were used for mapping. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Edward Nash, an aircraft mechanic during the 1965 ANARE campaign led by Australian polar explorer Phillip Law .
Web links
- Edward Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Edward Ridge on geographic.org (English).