Wujek Ridge
| Wujek Ridge | ||
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| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 82 ° 28 ′ S , 50 ° 52 ′ W | |
Wujek Ridge is a mountain ridge up to 1050 m high with north-south orientation in the West Antarctic Queen Elizabeth Land . In the Dufek Massif of the Pensacola Mountains , east of Forlidas Ridge, it marks the eastern end of the Davis Valley .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1979 after Chief Warrant Officer Stanley J. Wujek (1936-2006) of the United States Army , helicopter pilot of the unit in support of the United States Geological Survey in the exploration of the Pensacola Mountains between 1965 and 1966.
Web links
- Wujek Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wujek Ridge on geographic.org (English)