Lofty Promenade
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Lofty Promenade is an inclined glacial course, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) 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 Allen Rocks
. The glacial surface is relatively smooth and affords an unobstructed route between the Cape Crozier
area and Mount Terror. The name is allusive and refers to a public place for taking a leisurely walk. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN), 2000.
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 feature is partly framed between the south elements of 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...
and Guardrail Ridge
Guardrail Ridge
Guardrail Ridge is a ridge 2 nautical miles long located 2 nautical miles 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...
, as it descends east-southeast from 2600 m near Mount Terror
Mount Terror (Antarctica)
Mount Terror is a large shield volcano that forms the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica. It has numerous cinder cones and domes on the flanks of the shield and is mostly under snow and ice. It is the second largest of the four volcanoes which make up Ross Island and is somewhat overshadowed...
to 200 m near Allen Rocks
Allen Rocks
The Allen Rocks are a small but distinctive group of rocks east-northeast of Slattery Peak in the Kyle Hills, Ross Island. The feature includes a central nunatak that in outline resembles the letter 'a'. A low ridge encloses the nunatak except on the south. It was named by the Advisory Committee...
. The glacial surface is relatively smooth and affords an unobstructed route between the Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 during James Clark Ross's expedition with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was named after Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror...
area and Mount Terror. The name is allusive and refers to a public place for taking a leisurely walk. 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.