Heiser Ridge
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Heiser Ridge is a narrow rock ridge, 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, midway between West Prongs
and Hudson Ridge
in the Neptune Range
, Pensacola Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for James R. Heiser, topographic engineer with the Neptune Range field party, summer 1963-64.
West Prongs
West Prongs is a three distinctive rock spurs that form the west end of the ridge just north of Elliott Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for...
and Hudson Ridge
Hudson Ridge
Hudson Ridge is a narrow rock ridge 5 nautical miles long, lying 4 nautical miles north of Heiser Ridge in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Peter M...
in the Neptune Range
Neptune Range
The Neptune Range is a mountain range, long, lying WSW of Forrestal Range in the central part of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. The range is composed of Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, and the Schmidt and Williams Hills...
, Pensacola Mountains
Pensacola Mountains
The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges and peaks in Antarctica, extending 450 km in a NE-SW direction, comprising the Argentina Range, Forrestal Range, Dufek Massif, Cordiner Peaks, Neptune Range, Patuxent Range, Rambo Nunataks and Pecora Escarpment...
. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. 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 James R. Heiser, topographic engineer with the Neptune Range field party, summer 1963-64.