Church Ridge
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Church Ridge is a southwest-trending ridge, 10 miles (16.1 km) long, with several peaks over 2000 metres (6,561.7 ft) high. The ridge separates the flow of Church Glacier
Church Glacier
Church Glacier is a tributary glacier, long, flowing southward along the west side of Church Ridge to enter Leander Glacier northwest of Shadow Bluff, in the Admiralty Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by...

 and Leander Glacier
Leander Glacier
Leander Glacier is a tributary glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, draining the area west of Mount Black Prince and flowing south between Shadow Bluff and McGregor Range to enter Tucker Glacier. Partially surveyed by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, which also...

 in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...

, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...

. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960–63, and named 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...

 for Commander A.E. Church, U.S. Navy, assistant chief of staff for civil engineering with the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.
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