Stanwix Ridge
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 Topographic map of the Wilson Hills (left half of the picture) with Stanwix Ridge |
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Wilson Hills in the Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 20 ′ S , 158 ° 20 ′ E | |
Stanwix Ridge is a wide and partly icy mountain ridge on the Oates coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises in the Wilson Hills to the southwestern section of Davies Bay immediately west of the McLeod Glacier .
Aerial photos were taken during the US operation Highjump (1946–1947). The formation was first visited with air assistance by participants on the 1961 research trip as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions under the direction of the Australian polar researcher Phillip Law . It is named after John Stanwix (* 1932), helicopter pilot for this company.
Web links
- Stanwix Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Stanwix Ridge on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laurie McLean: John Stanwix; Licensed Aircraft Engineer, Fixed Wing Pilot and Helicopter Pilot. Short biography from 2013 on the homepage of the Division of National Mapping Australia (accessed 23 August 2016).
- ↑ Laura Hagerty: A limitless life: memories from a pioneer of the sky. Short biography on the homepage of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on January 2, 2014 (accessed August 23, 2016).