Jenkin Ridge
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| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 2 ′ S , 73 ° 29 ′ E | |
Jenkin Ridge is a 400 m high and rocky ridge on the island of Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It rises between the Challenger and Mary Powell glaciers .
It is named after the botanist John J. Jenkin, who worked in the area in 1980 as part of a campaign by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions .
Web links
- Jenkin Ridge in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)