This page presents the geographical name data for
Ellis Ridge in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Ellis Ridge
Feature Class
(see definition):
Ridge
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
4455
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
74° 45' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
113° 54' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-74.75
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-113.9
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
No data
Description
(see definition):
An ice-covered ridge, 10 mi long and 1.5 mi wide, extending NE from Jenkins Heights between Dorchuck Glacier and Keys Glacier, on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) aerial photographs, 1959-67, and U.S. Landsat imagery, 1972-73. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Melvin Y. Ellis, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer, a member of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1974.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
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No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Ellis Ridge in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Ellis Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Ellis Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.