Elkhorn Ridge
| Elkhorn Ridge | ||
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 Elkhorn Ridge in the southeastern part of the map sheet |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Convoy Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 40 ′ S , 161 ° 3 ′ E | |
Elkhorn Ridge is a 16 km long mountain range of the Convoy Range in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies between the Towle Glacier and the Northwind Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the mountain range using geodetic surveys and aerial photographs from the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1964 after the USS Elkorn , a US tanker in McMurdo Sound from 1961 to 1962.
Web links
- Elkhorn Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elkhorn Ridge on geographic.org (English)