Smith Ridge (Princess Elisabeth Land)
| Smith Ridge | ||
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| location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Mistichelli Hills | |
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| Coordinates | 70 ° 2 ′ S , 72 ° 50 ′ E | |
Smith Ridge is a prominent mountain ridge on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elisabeth Land in East Antarctica . In the Mistichelli Hills it rises on the eastern edge of the Amery Ice Shelf .
The ridge served as a survey station in 1968 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Ronald S. Smith, who worked as a geophysicist at Mawson Station in 1968 and was involved in surveying the mountain ridge.
Web links
- Smith Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Smith Ridge on geographic.org (English)