Feature Name (see definition): Hoffman Ledge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18700

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 33' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 54' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.55

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.9

Elevation (see definition): 1000

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2004

Description (see definition): An arcuate flat-topped ridge, 1.8 mi long and 0.5 mi wide, located W of Dais Col in the Labyrinth of Wright Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys. The relatively level ledge rises to 1000 m and is bounded W and N by Healy Trough; cliffs and slopes bordering the ledge rise from 50 to over 100 m above the trough. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after J.H. (Jack) Hoffman of the Geophysics Division, DSIR, superintendent of the New Zealand drilling team engaged in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Drilling Project, 1973-76.

Date Created (see definition): 07/14/2004

Date Edited (see definition): No data