False Ridge
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| location | Clarence Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 17 ′ S , 54 ° 4 ′ W | |
False Ridge ( English for False Ridge ) is a mountain ridge on the east coast of Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It ends in False Point .
Scientists from the British Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group (JSEEIG, 1976-1977) named it after a navigational error they made while driving north from Cape Bowles .
Web links
- False Ridge . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland and the South Orkney Islands (English)