Feature Name (see definition): Warren Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17882

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 28' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 169° 05' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.4666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 169.0833333

Elevation (see definition): 1100

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2000

Description (see definition): A SW-NE ridge 2 mi long on the N slope of Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The ridge rises to c.1100 m at the SW end and culminates in Dibble Peak, 1 mi N of Ainley Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Stephen G. Warren, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, who worked several summer seasons with U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) and Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) from 1985; investigated climate processes on the Antarctic plateau in four deployments to South Pole Station, including the full year of 1992 as station science leader.

Date Created (see definition): 10/27/2000

Date Edited (see definition): No data