Nance Ridge
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Nance Ridge is a rock ridge 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Mount Yarbrough in the Thomas Hills
in northern Patuxent 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 Vernon L. Nance, radioman at Palmer Station
, winter 1966.
Thomas Hills
Thomas Hills was an English cricketer who played for Kent. Hills was born in Stansted and died in West Malling.Hills made one first-class appearance for Kent, against Nottinghamshire in 1840...
in northern Patuxent Range
Patuxent Range
The Patuxent Range is a major range of the Pensacola Mountains, comprising the Thomas Hills, Anderson Hills, Mackin Table and various nunataks and ridges bounded by the Foundation Ice Stream, Academy Glacier and the Patuxent Ice Stream. Discovered and partially photographed on January 13, 1956 in...
, 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 Vernon L. Nance, radioman at Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
, winter 1966.