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Feature Name (see definition): Flint Ridge Feature Class (see definition): Ridge Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 5047 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 31' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 163° 02' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.5166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 163.0333333 Elevation (see definition): 995 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1973 Description (see definition): A N-S trending ridge with a summit elevation of 995 m, located immediately N of Commonwealth Glacier in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lawrence A. Flint, manager of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) Berg Field Center at McMurdo Station in 1972. A standard U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) survey tablet stamped "Flint ET 1971-72" was fixed in a rock slab atop this ridge by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Electronic Traverse, 1971-72. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Flint 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 Flint Ridge information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Flint Ridge should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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