Gatson Ridge
Gatson Ridge is a jagged ridge, 3 nautical miles long with an elevation of 1158m. It runs east from the southern part of Bowling Green Plateau in the Brown Hills of the Cook Mountains, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wright Hill.
Wright Hill
Peak
Wright Hill is a large flat-topped hill at the east side of Bowling Green Plateau in the Cook Mountains. Mapped by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowling Green Plateau and Pleasant Plateau.
Bowling Green Plateau
Locality
Bowling Green Plateau is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the Brown Hills in the Cook Mountains in Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition; Professor Charles C. Bowling Green Plateau is situated 5 km west of Gatson Ridge.
Pleasant Plateau
Locality
Pleasant Plateau is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited. Pleasant Plateau is situated 9 km southwest of Gatson Ridge.
Gatson Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,158 metres
- Description: jagged ridge in Antarctica
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gatson Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gatson Ridge”
- Chinese: “加特森嶺”
- German: “Gatson Ridge”
- Swedish: “Gatson Ridge”
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Highlights include Bartrum Glacier and Blank Peaks.
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