Fournier Ridge
| Fournier Ridge | ||
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| Highest peak | Enigma Peak ( 1000 m ) | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Desko Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 34 ′ S , 72 ° 35 ′ W | |
Fournier Ridge is a 14 km long mountain ridge on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island, northwest of Alexander I Island . It rises in the western part of the Desko Mountains .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Commander James M. Fournier of the United States Coast Guard , Commander of USCGC Burton Island in 1971.
Web links
- Fournier Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fournier Ridge on geographic.org (English)