Coombes Ridge is a rocky coastal ridge 2 miles (3 km) west of Magga Peak

Magga Peak

Magga Peak is a triangular "flatiron" shaped wall of sheer rock forming the end of the northernmost of the Burnside Ridges. The summit is a sharp point. Photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947. A first landing from a ship was made on February 20, 1959 by ANARE led by Phillip Law....

. The ridge, which runs roughly north-south, forms the eastern extremity of Lauritzen Bay

Lauritzen Bay

Lauritzen Bay is a bay about 12 nautical miles wide, occupied by bay ice and ice shell, indenting the coast between Cape Yevgenov and Coombes Ridge. The Matusevich Glacier Tongue joins Coombes Ridge in forming the west side of the bay. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation...

. This area was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1947, and the ridge was mapped on February 20, 1959 by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...

 (Magga Dan), led by Phillip Law

Phillip Law

Phillip Garth Law AC, CBE, FAA was an Australian scientist and explorer who served as director of Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1949 to 1966.-Early life:...

. It was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Bruce Coombes, an airport engineer working for the Australian Department of Civil Aviation, who accompanied the expedition to investigate potential airfield sites at Wilkes Station

Wilkes Station

Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year program in Antarctica...

and elsewhere.