Redcastle Ridge
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 Topographic map of the Hallett Peninsula (center right) with Redcastle Ridge |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Hallett Peninsula , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 26 ′ S , 169 ° 57 ′ E | |
Redcastle Ridge is a castle-like ridge of red and black volcanic rock on the Borchgrevink coast of East Antarctica, Victoria . As part of the northern Hallett Peninsula, it rises between the Arneb Glacier and the mouth of the Edisto Glacier .
The descriptive name was given to him by participants in a campaign carried out by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition from 1957 to 1958 .
Web links
- Redcastle Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Redcastle Ridge on geographic.org (English)