Feature Name (see definition): Zinsmeister Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 18894

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 27' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 085° 15' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.45

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -85.25

Elevation (see definition): 3000

Decision Year (see definition): 11/01/2006

Description (see definition): A high, rugged mountain ridge, 9 mi long, running NE from Schoening Peak, Vinson Massif, in the Sentinel Range. Jagged 2000 to 3000 m peaks surmount the ridge, which separates Hinkley Glacier from the upper part of Dater Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2006) after William J. Zinsmeister, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) researcher of the paleontology (molluscan fauna) of Seymour Island, 1975-95.

Date Created (see definition): 08/07/2007

Date Edited (see definition): No data