Reptile Ridge
Reptile Ridge is a ridge over 2 nautical miles long, rising to about 250 m and extending northwest from the vicinity of Rothera Point, Adelaide Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rothera Air Facility and Dirck Gerritsz.
Rothera Air Facility
Aerodrome
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Rothera Air Facility is an airfield serving Rothera Research Station, the British Antarctic Survey logistics centre for the Antarctic and home of well-equipped biological laboratories and facilities for a wide range of research. Rothera Air Facility is situated 3 km southeast of Reptile Ridge.
Dirck Gerritsz
Dwelling
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Dirck Gerritsz Laboratory is a Dutch Antarctic research facility on Adelaide Island near Rothera Research Station. It is operated by the Netherlands Polar Programme of the Dutch Research Council and British Antarctic Survey and was opened on 27 January 2013. Dirck Gerritsz is situated 3½ km southeast of Reptile Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rothera Research Station.
Rothera Research Station
Hamlet
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The Rothera Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey base on the Antarctic Peninsula, located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Rothera also serves as the capital of the British Antarctic Territory, a British Overseas Territory. Rothera Research Station is situated 3½ km southeast of Reptile Ridge.
Reptile Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 250 metres
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Reptile Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Reptile Ridge”
- Chinese: “爬蟲嶺”
- German: “Reptile Ridge”
- German: “Reptilienrücken”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Reptile Ridge”
- Swedish: “Reptile Ridge”
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