Wedge Ridge
| Wedge Ridge | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Shackleton Range | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 37 ′ S , 29 ° 13 ′ W | |
Wedge Ridge is a rocky ridge in the East Antarctic Coatsland . It rises up to 1145 m (according to British data about 1200 m ) high at the head end of the Blaiklock Glacier immediately west of the Pointer Nunatak in the west of the Shackleton Range .
Participants of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) under the direction of British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs (1908-1999) charted it in 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1962 after his wedge-shaped ( English wedge-shaped ) appearance.
Web links
- Wedge Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wedge Ridge on geographic.org (English)