Leah Ridge
| Leah Ridge | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Prince Charles Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 13 ′ S , 65 ° 0 ′ E | |
Leah Ridge is a rocky ridge in Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . In the Athos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains, it rises 1.5 km northwest of the Dawson Nunatak and 8 km northwest of Mount Béchervaise .
Scientists from a team from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions explored it in November 1966. They also managed the first ascent in December 1966. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named him after the code name "Leah" on the Mawson station to identify this team.
Web links
- Leah Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Leah Ridge on geographic.org (English)