Rucker Ridge
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Rucker Ridge is a high spur descending east from pointed Mount Rucker
in Royal Society Range
and forming the divide between Radian
and Walcott Glacier
s. Named after Mount Rucker by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1960-61.
Mount Rucker
Mount Rucker is a mountain, 3,815 m, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society....
in Royal Society Range
Royal Society Range
The Royal Society Range is a majestic mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Lister forms the highest point in this range. Mount Lister is located along the western shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar glaciers...
and forming the divide between Radian
Radian Glacier
Radian Glacier is a glacier on the east side of the Royal Society Range, descending from a high cirque just southeast of Mount Rucker and flowing east toward Walcott Glacier...
and Walcott Glacier
Walcott Glacier
Walcott Glacier is a glacier between Radian and Howchin Glaciers, descending eastward from the Royal Society Range toward Walcott Bay. Named by Taylor of the British Antarctic Expedition , presumably for Charles D. Walcott, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey and Secretary of the Smithsonian...
s. Named after Mount Rucker by the New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1960-61.