Pearsall Ridge

Pearsall Ridge (77°52′S 163°6′E / 77.867°S 163.100°E / -77.867; 163.100Coordinates: 77°52′S 163°6′E / 77.867°S 163.100°E / -77.867; 163.100) is a ridge, for the most part ice-covered, which extends east-northeast from Royal Society Range between Descent Pass and Covert Glacier, in Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Richard A. Pearsall, who was a cartographer, member of the United State Geological Survey (USGS) geodetic control party to the Ellsworth Mountains in the 1979-80 season, and who contributed additional work during the season at South Pole Station, determining the true position of the Geographic South Pole.

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