Swinnerton Ledge
Swinnerton Ledge (80°43′S 22°28′W / 80.717°S 22.467°WCoordinates: 80°43′S 22°28′W / 80.717°S 22.467°W) is a flat-topped ridge rising to about 1,500 m and marking the east end of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Henry H. Swinnerton (1876–1966), British zoologist and paleontologist, Professor of Geology, University College, Nottingham (later the University of Nottingham), 1912–46; President, Geological Society, 1938-40.