Missen Ridge
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Missen Ridge is a long, ice-covered ridge situated south of the Davis Ice Piedmont
and extending along the peninsula
of which Cape Hooker
is the northeast point, on the north coast of Victoria Land
. Named by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) for R. Missen, weather technician on the ANARE (Thala Dan
) cruise along this coast, 1962.
Davis Ice Piedmont
Davis Ice Piedmont is an ice piedmont about 10 nautical miles long and 4 nautical miles wide, located along the north side of Missen Ridge on the north coast of Victoria Land. The name "Cape Davis," after John E. Davis, Second Master of the James C. Ross in 1841...
and extending along the peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
of which Cape Hooker
Cape Hooker (Antarctica)
Cape Hooker is a cape on the northeast portion of the cove which includes Davis Ice Piedmont, on the north coast of Victoria Land. With Cape Dayman to the east-southeast, it forms an outer entrance point to Yule Bay...
is the northeast point, on the north coast of 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...
. Named by ANARE (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:...
) for R. Missen, weather technician on the ANARE (Thala Dan
Thala Dan
MV Thala Dan was one of a fleet of icebreaking cargo-passenger ships operated by the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S Lines, and chartered to, inter alia, ANARE...
) cruise along this coast, 1962.