Incisor Ridge

Incisor Ridge (71°40′S 163°41′E / 71.667°S 163.683°E / -71.667; 163.683Coordinates: 71°40′S 163°41′E / 71.667°S 163.683°E / -71.667; 163.683) is a ridge, 9 miles (14 km) long, forming the southwestern segment of Molar Massif in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica. It was named in association with Molar Massif by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1983 on the proposal of geologist M.G. Laird.[1] The topographical feature lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

References

  1. ↑ "Incisor Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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