Quarterdeck Ridge
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Quarterdeck Ridge (Ross Sea. The range was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, because impressions obtained in traversing along it recall those in walking the quarterdeck of a ship.
) is the undulating, north-south snow crest of Hallett Peninsula. For the most part this crest is very close to the great 1,500 meter Cotter Cliffs that fall abruptly to theThis article incorporates text from Quarterdeck Ridge, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.