Harriss Ridge

Harriss Ridge (70°8′S 65°8′E / 70.133°S 65.133°E / -70.133; 65.133Coordinates: 70°8′S 65°8′E / 70.133°S 65.133°E / -70.133; 65.133) is an east–west ridge with two small outliers off its west end, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Mount Dovers in the Athos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1965, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for B. Harriss, a helicopter pilot with the Prince Charles Mountains survey party in 1969.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Harriss Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

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