Hampton Ridge
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Hampton Ridge is a ridge about 10 nautical miles (18 km) long in Queen Alexandra Range
, running north from Pagoda Peak
between Montgomerie and Mackellar Glaciers. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Maj. William C. Hampton, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment which supported the Texas Tech-Shackleton Glacier Expedition, 1964-65.
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range in East Antarctica, about 160 km long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf. Alternate names for this range include Alexandra Mountains, Alexandra Range and Königin Alexandra...
, running north from Pagoda Peak
Pagoda Peak
Pagoda Peak is a sharp peak, 3,040 m, between the heads of Tillite and Montgomerie Glaciers, 3 nautical miles north of Mount Mackellar in Queen Alexandra Range. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition because of its shape....
between Montgomerie and Mackellar Glaciers. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Maj. William C. Hampton, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Aviation Detachment which supported the Texas Tech-Shackleton Glacier Expedition, 1964-65.