Bird Ridge

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Bird Ridge ( 66°47′S55°4′E / 66.783°S 55.067°E / -66.783; 55.067 Coordinates: 66°47′S55°4′E / 66.783°S 55.067°E / -66.783; 55.067 ) is a partially ice-covered ridge 7 nautical miles (13 km) long, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Mount Storegutt, westward of Edward VIII Bay. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956, and named for Ian Georg Bird, a senior electronics technician at Mawson Station in 1961. [1]

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.

Ridge A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance

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Mount Storegutt is a mountain, 1,465 m, standing 28 nautical miles (50 km) west of Edward VIII Bay and 10 nautical miles (18 km) south of Jennings Bluff It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37 and was named Storegutt.

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