Guyatt Ridge

Guyatt Ridge (80°38′S 29°27′W / 80.633°S 29.450°W / -80.633; -29.450Coordinates: 80°38′S 29°27′W / 80.633°S 29.450°W / -80.633; -29.450) is a ridge southwest of Wedge Ridge in the southern part of the Haskard Highlands, in the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1957, photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and further surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968–71. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Malcolm J. Guyatt, a BAS general assistant at Halley Station, 1969–71, who worked in the Shackleton Range, 1969–70.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Guyatt Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

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