Randall Ridge
| Randall Ridge | ||
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| part of | Gutenko Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 44 ′ S , 64 ° 36 ′ W | |
Randall Ridge is an arched and rocky mountain ridge in the center of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . In the Gutenko Mountains it rises on the north side of the Guthridge Nunatakker .
The United States Geological Survey mapped him in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1976 after Robert H. Randall (1890-1966), assistant cartographer in the Office of Management and Budget of the Executive Office of the President of the United States who was responsible for the coordination of cartographies by this authority from 1941 to 1960 and was a member of the advisory committee for technical questions relating to the creation of maps of Antarctica in 1954.
Web links
- Randall Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Randall Ridge on geographic.org (English)