Howard Ridge
| Howard Ridge | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Sky-Hi-Nunatakker | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 50 ′ S , 71 ° 34 ′ W | |
Howard Ridge is a mountain ridge in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Sky-Hi-Nunatakkern it extends from Mount Lanzerotti in a westerly direction.
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2001 after Julian Howard (* 1956), chief pilot of the first flight with a Dash 7 to the Sky Blu research station of the British Antarctic Survey in this area.
Web links
- Howard Ridge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)