Tentacle Ridge
Tentacle Ridge is a long partially ice-free ridge lying south of Mount Longhurst, extending from the mouth of McCleary Glacier southeast along the north side of Darwin Glacier.Places of Interest
Highlights include Perseus Peak.
Perseus Peak
Peak
Perseus Peak is a distinct, triangular peak on Tentacle Ridge, northwest of Medusa Peak in the Cook Mountains. The peak is in bedded Beacon sandstone. Named in association with other peaks in the area after Perseus, the hero in Greek mythology who killed Medusa by cutting off her head with Mercury's sword.
Tentacle Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,378 metres
- Description: ridge lying south of Mount Longhurst in Antarctica
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Tentacle Ridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tentacle Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tentacle Ridge”
- Chinese: “滕塔克爾嶺”
- German: “Tentacle Ridge”
- Hebrew: “רכס טנטאקל”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tentacle Ridge”
- Swedish: “Tentacle Ridge”
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Highlights include Medusa Peak and Minerva Glacier.
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