This page presents the geographical name data for
King Ridge in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
King Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7973
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
84° 38' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
064° 05' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-84.6333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-64.0833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1968
Description
(see definition):
A narrow rock ridge, 3 mi long, lying 2 mi SW of Wrigley Bluffs in Anderson Hills in central Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) at the suggestion of Captain Finn Ronne, U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), leader at Ellsworth Station, 1957. Col. J. Caldwell King, USA, had assisted Ronne in obtaining support for the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
King Ridge in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
King Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
King Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.