Smith Ridge
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Smith Ridge is a ridge 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Frazier Ridge
in the Founders Peaks
, Heritage Range
. Named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for Carl W. Smith who served that season as helicopter engine technical representative with the 62nd Transportation Detachment.
Frazier Ridge
Frazier Ridge is a sharp ridge on the west side of Webster Glacier, extending north from Founders Escarpment to Minnesota Glacier, in the Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota geological party, 1963–64, for Sgt. Herbert J. Frazier, radioman with the 62nd Transportation Detachment...
in the Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks is a cluster of sharp peaks and ridges located just east of Founders Escarpment and between Minnesota and Gowan Glaciers, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Founders Peaks were mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
, 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...
. 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, for Carl W. Smith who served that season as helicopter engine technical representative with the 62nd Transportation Detachment.