Asman Ridge
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Asman Ridge is a serrate ridge about 6 miles (10 km) long on the south side of Arthur Glacier
, just north of Bailey Ridge
in the Ford Ranges
, Marie Byrd Land
. It was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) for Adam Asman, a member of the USAS West Base party.
Arthur Glacier
Arthur Glacier is a valley glacier about long, flowing west to Sulzberger Ice Shelf between the Swanson Mountains on the north and Mount Rea and Mount Cooper on the south, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by members of West Base of the United States Antarctic Service, in...
, just north of Bailey Ridge
Bailey Ridge
Bailey Ridge is a serrate ridge long, standing between Mount Blades and Fleming Peaks in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1934, and named by the United States Antarctic Service for Clay W. Bailey, a member of both...
in the Ford Ranges
Ford Ranges
The Ford Ranges is a grouping of mountain ranges standing east of Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica...
, Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. It was discovered in 1934 on aerial flights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41) for Adam Asman, a member of the USAS West Base party.