Dessent Ridge

Dessent Ridge (

73°25′S 166°37′E / 73.417°S 166.617°E / -73.417; 166.617Coordinates: 73°25′S 166°37′E / 73.417°S 166.617°E / -73.417; 166.617) is a mountainous, ice-covered ridge situated 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Mount Murchison in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land. The ridge trends north–south for 10 nautical miles (19 km). It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1961.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Dessent Ridge". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)