Whitworth Ridge

Whitworth Ridge (70°24′S 66°8′E / 70.400°S 66.133°E / -70.400; 66.133Coordinates: 70°24′S 66°8′E / 70.400°S 66.133°E / -70.400; 66.133) is a rock ridge about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Leckie in the Porthos Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R. Whitworth, geophysicist at Wilkes Station in 1963.

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