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Owen Ridge

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Owen Ridge (79°50′S 84°50′W) is a very high and rugged mountain ridge, 22 nautical miles (41 km) long, which forms the southwesternmost element of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It extends south-southeast from Mount Strybing (3,200 m) and includes Mount Southwick and Lishness Peak. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1957-60. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1974) for Thomas B. Owen, Assistant Director of National and International Programs, National Science Foundation.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Owen Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

    References

    Owen Ridge Wikipedia