Washington Ridge
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Washington Ridge is a rock ridge surmounted by three peaks, standing 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Mount Franklin
in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains
on Edward VII Peninsula
. Discovered on a Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of January 27, 1929. Named by Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
for his niece, Helen A. Washington.
Mount Franklin (Antarctica)
Mount Franklin is a peak standing between Breckinridge Peak and Washington Ridge in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains, on Edward VII Peninsula in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on January 27, 1929. The name was applied by the United States Antarctic Service ...
in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains
Rockefeller Mountains
The Rockefeller Mountains are a group of low-lying, scattered granite peaks and ridges, almost entirely snow covered, standing 30 miles south-southwest of the Alexandra Mountains on the Edward VII Peninsula of Antarctica....
on Edward VII Peninsula
Edward VII Peninsula
King Edward VII Land or King Edward VII Peninsula is a large, ice-covered peninsula which forms the northwestern extremity of Marie Byrd Land. The peninsula projects into the Ross Sea between Sulzberger Bay and the northeast corner of the Ross Ice Shelf, and forms part of the Ross Dependency...
. Discovered on a Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of January 27, 1929. Named by Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
for his niece, Helen A. Washington.