Rector Ridge (77°54′S 160°33′E) is a bold rock ridge at the head of Beacon Valley, rising to 2,105 m between Friedmann Valley and Mullins Valley in Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Commander Jack Rector, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), May 1987 to May 1988.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Rector Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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