Mountainview Ridge
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Mountainview Ridge is a gentle ice-covered ridge which forms the southeast extremity of the Sentinel Range
in the Ellsworth Mountains
, Antarctica. It was so named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party in 1963-64, because an excellent view of the high peaks of the Sentinel Range was obtained from the ridge.
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...
in the Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
, Antarctica. It was 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 in 1963-64, because an excellent view of the high peaks of the Sentinel Range was obtained from the ridge.