Whitcomb Ridge (73°7′S 166°0′E) is a high, ice-covered ridge along the south side of the head of Gair Glacier, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Mount Supernal in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jean P. Whitcomb, radio scientist at McMurdo Station, 1965–66 and 1966-67.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Whitcomb Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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