Todd Ridge
| Todd Ridge | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Horlick Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 85 ° 16 ′ S , 119 ° 19 ′ W | |
Todd Ridge is a narrow and flattened mountain ridge in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . In the Horlick Mountains, it looms at the northwest end of the Long Hills .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1958 to 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1962 after Marion N. Todd, aurora researcher at Byrd Station in 1958.
Web links
- Todd Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Todd Ridge on geographic.org (English)