Feature Name (see definition): Elliott Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 4446

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 83° 57' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 00' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -83.95

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965

Description (see definition): A hook-shaped ridge, 8 mi long, extending westward from Wiens Peak in southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander James Elliott, captain of the icebreaker USS Staten Island which assisted the cargo ship Wyandot through the Weddell Sea pack ice to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf in January 1957.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data