Helios Ridge
| Helios Ridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Olympus Range in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
|
||
| Coordinates | 77 ° 26 ′ S , 162 ° 29 ′ E | |
Helios Ridge is a wide and 7 km long mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Olympus Range of the Transantarctic Mountains , it extends from Mount Helios in an east-northeast direction in the vicinity of Lake Brownworth and rises between the eastern flank of the mouth of the Clark Glacier and the Wright Valley . Meltwater streams flow around it in an easterly direction before flowing into the Onyx River .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1997 based on the name of Mount Helios. Its namesake is Helios , the sun god from Greek mythology.
Web links
- Helios Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Helios Ridge on geographic.org (English)