Mercury Ridge
| Mercury Ridge | ||
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| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 52 ′ S , 66 ° 45 ′ W | |
Mercury Ridge is a turn 700 m high and km in southwest-northeast orientation 7.5 long ridge at the Fallières coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises south of Mount Diamond and east of Center Island on the shores of Square Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2014 after Mercury , the messenger of the gods , who is depicted in the emblem of the Royal Corps of Signals .
Web links
- Mercury Ridge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)