Hochstein Ridge is a ridge 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, extending north from Cotton Plateau

Cotton Plateau

Cotton Plateau is a snow-covered plateau just east of the mouth of Marsh Glacier, in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Sir Charles Cotton, noted New Zealand geomorphologist and authority on glacial landforms....

 between Prince Edward Glacier

Prince Edward Glacier

Prince Edward Glacier is a glacier draining the north side of Cotton Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range and flowing north for about 6 nautical miles along the west side of Hochstein Ridge. Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, son of Elizabeth...

 and Prince of Wales Glacier

Wales Glacier

Wales Glacier is a short alpine glacier just west of Mount Barnes at the east end of the Kukri Hills. It drains north into Taylor Valley in Victoria Land. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott....

 in the Queen Elizabeth Range

Queen Elizabeth Range (Antarctica)

The Queen Elizabeth Range is a rugged mountain range in Antarctica paralleling the eastern side of Marsh Glacier for nearly 160 km from Nimrod Glacier in the north to Law Glacier in the south. Mount Markham , is the highest elevation in the range.Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party...

. Mapped by the 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 tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. 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 Manfred Hochstein, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist at Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...

, 1961–62, 1962–63 and 1963-64.