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Thorp Ridges

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Thorp Ridges (66°34′S 52°51′E) is a three almost parallel ridges standing 18 nautical miles (33 km) west of Stor Hanakken Mountain in Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A. Thorp, electrical fitter at Wilkes Station in 1961.

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

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