Reynolds Ridge
| Reynolds Ridge | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | McCuddin Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 75 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ S , 129 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ W | |
Reynolds Ridge is a rocky 2.5 km long ridge in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . In the McCuddin Mountains, it looms 8 km northwest of Mount Flint .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1965. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1966 after Warren H. Reynolds (1923-2014), a diplomat in the United States Department of State who helped draft the Antarctic Treaty in 1959.
Web links
- Reynolds Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Reynolds Ridge on geographic.org (English)