Klinger Ridge
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 Topographic map (1: 250,000) with Jenkins Heights and the Klinger Ridge at the base of the Martin Peninsula (below) |
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Jenkins Heights | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 43 ′ S , 114 ° 0 ′ W | |
| surface | 40 km² | |
Klinger Ridge is an icy mountain ridge on the Bakutis coast of Marie-Byrd Land in western Antarctica . It extends as the foothills of Jenkins Heights south of the Martin Peninsula in a northeastern direction.
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Charles Klinger, aurora researcher and scientific director of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in the Antarctic winter of 1973 .
Web links
- Klinger Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Klinger Ridge on geographic.org (English)