Black Ridge (74°24′S 163°36′E / 74.400°S 163.600°E) is a prominent rock ridge in the Deep Freeze Range of Victoria Land, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and rising to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft), forming a divide between Priestley Glacier and Corner Glacier. It was first explored by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and so named by them because of its appearance.[1]
Further reading
- R. G. Adamson, Granitic rocks of the Campbell—Priestley divide, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica,New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 14:3, 486–503, DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1971.10421943
- PETER OBERHOLZER, CARLO BARONI, JOERG M. SCHAEFER, GIUSEPPE OROMBELLI, SUSAN IVY OCHS, PETER W. KUBIK, HEINRICH BAUR and RAINER WIELER, Limited Pliocene/Pleistocene glaciation in Deep Freeze Range ,northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, derived from in situcosmogenic nuclides, Antarctic Science 15 (4): 493–502 (2003) DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001603
References
- ↑ "Black Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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