Redcastle Ridge
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Redcastle Ridge is a castlelike ridge of red and black volcanic rocks between Arneb Glacier
and the terminal face of Edisto Glacier
at the head of Edisto Inlet
. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, because of its coloring and shape.
Arneb Glacier
Arneb Glacier is a glacier long and wide, situated in a cliff-walled bay between Hallett Peninsula and Redcastle Ridge and flowing northwest into Edisto Inlet as a floating ice tongue...
and the terminal face of Edisto Glacier
Edisto Glacier
Edisto Glacier is a glacier flowing northeast between Felsite Island and Redcastle Ridge into the head of Edisto Inlet. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1957–58, for the USS Edisto, first vessel to visit the Edisto Inlet area....
at the head of Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet
Edisto Inlet is a rectangular arm of Moubray Bay, 7 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, entered between Cape Hallett and Cape Christie. The USS this branch of Moubray Bay in February 1956, and the name Edisto Bay was given at that time. Edisto Inlet has overtaken the earlier name in...
. So named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1957–58, because of its coloring and shape.