Martin Ridge (Ross Dependency)
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Queen Alexandra chain in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 25 ′ S , 165 ° 30 ′ E | |
 Map from 1965 with the central part of the Queen Alexandra chain in the northwest; Martin Ridge north of the center of the western edge of the map |
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Martin Ridge is a broad ridge in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It rises on the western flank of the Moody Glacier in the Queen Alexandra chain .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after Major Wilbur E. Martin, who was responsible for conducting technical test runs during Operation Deep Freeze in 1963.
Web links
- Martin Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Martin Ridge on geographic.org (English)