Panter Ridge

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Panter Ridge is a solitary ridge 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) long in the south part of Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The feature rises to 800 m between Slattery Peak and Detrick Peak. At the suggestion of , named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after , who, as a Ph.D. student at of Mining and Technology, worked extensively in Marie Byrd Land where he completed his dissertation on rocks from Mount Sidley; also assisted with work on Mount Erebus in five field seasons, 1988–96.

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Coordinates: 77°33′S 169°3′E / 77.550°S 169.050°E / -77.550; 169.050


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