Williams Ridge
| Williams Ridge | ||
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| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Shackleton Range | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 30 ′ S , 29 ° 20 ′ W | |
Williams Ridge is a striking and 1060 m high mountain ridge with an east-west orientation in the East Antarctic Coatsland . In the western section of the Shackleton Range, it rises 1.5 km northwest of Honnywill Peak between the Blaiklock and Stratton glaciers .
Participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958) under the direction of British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs mapped and named it in 1957. It is named after Ellis Williams (1920–1997) of the Royal Air Force , radio operator on this research trip.
Web links
- Williams Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Williams Ridge on geographic.org (English)