Feature Name (see definition): Coral Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 3125

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 35' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 25' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.5833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.4166667

Elevation (see definition): 100

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A ridge trending N-S, transverse to the axis of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, forming a divide 100 m above sea level between Lake Fryxell and Explorers Cove, McMurdo Sound. A large number of solitary fossil corals have been found here by New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) - U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) teams in the course of joint geological studies of the area. The name was suggested by Donald P. Elston, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a research team member who worked at the ridge in the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons.

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