Stickle Ridge
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| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 57 ′ S , 57 ° 57 ′ W | |
Stickle Ridge ( English for rebellious ridge ) is a mountain ridge up to 720 m high on the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It looms west of Saint Martha Cove .
Geologists from the British Antarctic Survey examined it between 1985 and 1985. The volcanic rock, which is prickly due to weathering , gave the ridge its name.
Web links
- Stickle Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Stickle Ridge on geographic.org (English)