Gardiner Ridge

Gardiner Ridge
Aerial view of the Ames Range, Gardiner Ridge connects Mount Kauffman at the righthandend of the chain, to Mount Kosciuosko to its left.
Highest point
Coordinates	75°39′S 132°26′W / 75.650°S 132.433°W / -75.650; -132.433Coordinates: 75°39′S 132°26′W / 75.650°S 132.433°W / -75.650; -132.433
Geography
Gardiner Ridge Position in Antarctica
Location	Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Parent range	Ames Range

Gardiner Ridge is a ridge extending from Mount Kauffman to Mount Kosciusko in the Ames Range of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , U.S. Navy, a Construction Driver and member of the Army–Navy Trail Party which blazed trail from Little America V to establish Byrd Station in 1956.^[1]

Topographic map of the Ames Range (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Kosciusko

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

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