Berquist Ridge

Berquist Ridge is a curving ridge, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, trending west from its juncture with Madey Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert M. Berquist, a photographer at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Berquist Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-10.

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

Coordinates: 83°31′S 56°30′W / 83.517°S 56.500°W / -83.517; -56.500


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