Wood Ridge (74°0′S 163°45′E) is a flat-topped, ice-covered ridge, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, extending in a north-south direction between Campbell and Styx Glaciers in the Southern Cross Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Vernon P. Wood, U.S. Navy yeoman, a member of the McMurdo Station winter parties of 1963 and 1967.
Map of Wood-Ridge, NJ, USA
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