Elephant Ridge
Elephant Ridge is a sharp curved ridge in Antarctica, orientated generally west–east, and extending for about 0.5 nautical miles, with the highest point at the center rising to 6,999 metres.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khufu Peak and Giza Peak.
Khufu Peak
Peak
Khufu Peak is a peak rising to about 745 m located in Planet Heights, near the center of the Fossil Bluff massif, on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica, in which the east face of the peak faces towards George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf.
Giza Peak
Peak
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Giza Peak is a peak rising to about 600 metres on the east side of the Fossil Bluff massif, eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. For many years this peak was known to the British Antarctic Survey workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use.
Pearce Dome
Peak
Pearce Dome is a dome shaped mountain rising to about 789 m that is snow and ice free on the north slopes and is situated about 0.5 nautical miles west-northwest of Khufu Peak and 0.6 nautical miles due east of Blodwen Peak, situated on the east coast of Alexander Island overlooking George VI Sound and the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
Elephant Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 699 metres
- Description: Alexander Island
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Elephant Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elephant Ridge (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Elephant Ridge”
- Chinese: “象嶺”
- German: “Elephant Ridge”
- Swedish: “Elephant Ridge (bergstopp)”
- Swedish: “Elephant Ridge”
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