Guardrail Ridge
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Guardrail Ridge is a ridge 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) long located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west-southwest of The Tooth
in the Kyle Hills
, Ross Island
. The ridge rises to 2200 m at Sherve Peak
. The name alludes to the position of the ridge along the south margin of Lofty Promenade
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN), 2000.
The Tooth
The Tooth is a distinctive rock outcrop on the eastern slopes of Mount Terror, Ross Island, at an elevation of about 1,400 metres. The feature lies 1 nautical mile south-southeast of Tent Peak and is reported to resemble a fossilized shark's tooth...
in the Kyle Hills
Kyle Hills
Kyle Hills is a prominent group of volcanic cones, hills, ridges, and peaks that occupy the east part of Ross Island between Mount Terror and Cape Crozier. The hills extend east-west for 8 nautical miles , rising from sea level at Cape Crozier to c.2600 m in Mount McIntosh at the west end of the...
, Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. The ridge rises to 2200 m at Sherve Peak
Sherve Peak
Sherve Peak is a peak rising to 2200 m in the west part of Guardrail Ridge in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John Sherve, facilities maintenance supervisor/construction coordinator at McMurdo Station, 1988–94; ASA resident manager at McMurdo...
. The name alludes to the position of the ridge along the south margin of Lofty Promenade
Lofty Promenade
Lofty Promenade is an inclined glacial course, 7 nautical miles long and 1 nautical mile wide, in the east part of Ross Island. The feature is partly framed between the south elements of the Kyle Hills and Guardrail Ridge, as it descends east-southeast from 2600 m near Mount Terror to 200 m near...
. 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), 2000.