Tentacle Ridge
| Tentacle Ridge | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Darwin Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 79 ° 37 ′ S , 157 ° 15 ′ E | |
Tentacle Ridge is a long, partially ice-free mountain ridge south of Mount Longhurst that extends southeast from the mouth of McCleary Glacier along the northern flank of Darwin Glacier .
The Darwin Glacier team of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) named it after his on tentacles (English: tentacle ) reminiscent shape.
Web links
- Tentacle Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tentacle Ridge on geographic.org (English)