King Ridge

King Ridge is a narrow rock ridge three nautical miles long with rises to about 3,250 feet north-east of Mount Woods in the Anderson Hills, part of the Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It is two nautical miles southwest of Wrigley Bluffs.

Following air reconnaissance by the United States Navy from 'Ellsworth Station', 1957-58, the name 'Mount King' was applied to a feature in this area, after Colonel J. Caldwell King of the US Army, who assisted in obtaining government support for the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. The name King Ridge was applied to the present feature following ground survey by the United States Geological Survey, 1961-62, and air photography by the United States Navy in 1964.

Location

• Location map: 84°38’5"S, 63°56’23"W

Reference

• Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: King Ridge