Feature Name (see definition): Ringgold Knoll

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12664

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 20' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 157° 39' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.3333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 157.65

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A mountain 9 mi S of Archer Point on the E side of Matusevich Glacier. On Jan. 16, 1840, Lieutenant-Commandant Cadwalader Ringgold on the Porpoise, one of the ships of the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) (1838-42) under Wilkes, sighted a large dark mountain in this direction. It was named Ringgold's Knoll on the chart by Wilkes. In 1959 Phillip Law of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) made an investigation of features in the area. It was not possible to identify the feature sighted by Ringgold, but this mountain is in proper relationship to nearby Reynolds Peak and Eld Peak as indicated on Wilkes' chart. It was selected by Law of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) to perpetuate Wilkes' naming.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data