Seely Ridge

Seely Ridge (83°53′S 56°55′W / 83.883°S 56.917°W / -83.883; -56.917Coordinates: 83°53′S 56°55′W / 83.883°S 56.917°W / -83.883; -56.917) is a ridge, 10 km long, rising to 1,240 m at the south end, trends northeast from West Prongs to join Heiser Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1995 after Benjamin W. Seely, who invented the inflatable life raft in 1915 at Pensacola Naval Air Station.

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