Hulcombe Ridge

Hulcombe Ridge (70°24′S 66°15′E / 70.400°S 66.250°E / -70.400; 66.250Coordinates: 70°24′S 66°15′E / 70.400°S 66.250°E / -70.400; 66.250) is a rock ridge, extending 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) in a north–south direction, situated 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Wignall Peak in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica. It was plotted from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions air photos taken in 1956, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for G.C. Hulcombe, a diesel mechanic at Davis Station in 1962.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hulcombe Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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