Transit Ridge

Transit Ridge (77°56′S 163°5′E) is a ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, extending east from Royal Society Range between Spring Glacier and Mitchell Glacier, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from transit theodolite, a telescope that can be rotated through the vertical position.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Transit Ridge". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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