Anderson Ridge

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Anderson Ridge (

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85°47′S 155°24′W / 85.783°S 155.400°W / -85.783; -155.400Coordinates: 85°47′S 155°24′W / 85.783°S 155.400°W / -85.783; -155.400) is a ridge 2 nautical miles (4 km) long, rising above the middle of the head of Koerwitz Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a meteorologist with the South Pole Station winter party, 1960.[1]

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  1. ^ "Anderson Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-10.

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