Johns Hopkins Ridge

Johns Hopkins Ridge (78°8′S 162°28′E / 78.133°S 162.467°E / -78.133; 162.467Coordinates: 78°8′S 162°28′E / 78.133°S 162.467°E / -78.133; 162.467) is a prominent ridge of the Royal Society Range, Antarctica, running northward from Mount Rucker for 6 nautical miles (11 km). It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland, which has sent many researchers to Antarctica, and in association with nearby Carleton Glacier and Rutgers Glacier.^[1]

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