Cat Ridge
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Cat Ridge is a ridge in the middle of Gain Glacier
in eastern Palmer Land
. A descriptive name applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
; when viewed from northeastward, the limbs of the ridge are suggestive of a sprawling cat
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Gain Glacier
Gain Glacier is a large glacier on the east coast of Palmer Land, flowing northeast from Cat Ridge and entering the Weddell Sea between Imshaug Peninsula and Morency Island. Mapped by United States Geological Survey in 1974...
in eastern Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. A descriptive name applied by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
; when viewed from northeastward, the limbs of the ridge are suggestive of a sprawling cat
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
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