The Dragons Back
| The Dragons Back | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | La Grange Nunatakker , Shackleton Range | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 23 ′ S , 28 ° 35 ′ W | |
The Dragons Back (English for the dragon's back ) is a mainly ice-free and up to 1315 m high mountain ridge in East Antarctic Coats Land . It looms in the western section of the La Grange Nunatakker in the Shackleton Range .
Aerial photographs were taken by the United States Navy in 1967. The British Antarctic Survey carried out surveys between 1968 and 1971. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave it its descriptive name in 1971 .
Web links
- The Dragons Back in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Dragons Back on geographic.org (English)