Leda Ridge: Difference between revisions
m →References: remove redundant category using AWB |
m add {{Use dmy dates}} |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
|||
'''Leda Ridge''' ({{coord|70|52|S|68|32|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a ridge running in a northeast–southwest direction lying on the west side of the [[Ganymede Heights]], east of [[Jupiter Glacier]], on the east side of [[Alexander Island]], [[Antarctica]]. The ridge was photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] in 1960. It was named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] after [[Leda (moon)|Leda]], a [[Natural satellite|satellite]] of the planet [[Jupiter]], in association with nearby Jupiter Glacier.<ref name=gnis/> |
'''Leda Ridge''' ({{coord|70|52|S|68|32|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a ridge running in a northeast–southwest direction lying on the west side of the [[Ganymede Heights]], east of [[Jupiter Glacier]], on the east side of [[Alexander Island]], [[Antarctica]]. The ridge was photographed from the air by the [[Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition]] in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey]] in 1960. It was named by the [[UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] after [[Leda (moon)|Leda]], a [[Natural satellite|satellite]] of the planet [[Jupiter]], in association with nearby Jupiter Glacier.<ref name=gnis/> |
||
Latest revision as of 02:11, 29 April 2022
Leda Ridge (70°52′S 68°32′W / 70.867°S 68.533°W) is a ridge running in a northeast–southwest direction lying on the west side of the Ganymede Heights, east of Jupiter Glacier, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The ridge was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947 and was mapped from the photographs by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Leda, a satellite of the planet Jupiter, in association with nearby Jupiter Glacier.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Leda Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Leda Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
 | This Alexander Island location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |