Epperly Ridge
| Epperly Ridge | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 25 ′ S , 85 ° 45 ′ W | |
Epperly Ridge is a rocky ridge in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It extends from Mount Epperly in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains over a length of 6.5 km in a northeasterly direction.
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2006 based on the naming of the mountain of the same name after Robert M. Epperly of the Reserve Forces of the United States Navy , pilot in aerial reconnaissance and supply flights in the Antarctic between 1957 and 1959.
Web links
- Epperly Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Epperly Ridge on geographic.org (English).