Mountainview Ridge
| Mountainview Ridge | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 55 ′ S , 83 ° 42 ′ W | |
Mountainview Ridge is a gentle and snow-covered mountain range in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It forms the southeastern extension of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The geological team of the University of Minnesota , who explored the area on an expedition that lasted from 1963 to 1964, named it after the spectacular view of various high peaks of the Sentinel Range that it offers.
Web links
- Mountainview Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mountainview Ridge on geographic.org (English)