Krebs Ridge (70°33′S 62°25′W / 70.550°S 62.417°W / -70.550; -62.417) is an east–west ridge which forms the north wall of Gurling Glacier and terminates at the southwest head of Smith Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William N. Krebs, a United States Antarctic Research Program paleontologist at Palmer Station in 1972.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Krebs Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-17.

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