Inferno Ridge
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Inferno Ridge is a narrow ridge, 8 miles (13 km) long, rising between Schneider
and Rennell Glacier
s in the Heritage Range
. So named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, because the area is deeply dissected and composed of black rocks.
Schneider Glacier
Schneider Glacier is a glacier in the Heritage Range in Antarctica. It is 15 nautical miles long, draining north between the Dunbar and Inferno Ridges and coalescing with Balish Glacier before entering the Splettstoesser Glacier. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and...
and Rennell Glacier
Rennell Glacier
Rennell Glacier is a glacier, 10 nautical miles long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for K.P. Rennell, biologist with the...
s in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
. So named by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, because the area is deeply dissected and composed of black rocks.