Cryptogam Ridge
Cryptogam Ridge is an east–west ridge lying south of Cummings Cove in Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The north-facing slope of the ridge supports a diversity of lichens and mosses, collectively referred to as cryptogams.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gneiss Hills and Garnet Hill.
Gneiss Hills
Peak
The Gneiss Hills are two prominent hills, 270 and 260 metres high, at the west side of McLeod Glacier in the south part of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.
Garnet Hill
Peak
Garnet Hill is a rocky hill, 230 metres high, rising above the east side of McLeod Glacier in the south part of Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
Confusion Island
Islet
Confusion Island is an island 0.2 nautical miles long at the west side of the entrance to Clowes Bay, off the south side of Signy Island. The southern point of the island was charted and named Confusion Point by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1933.
Cryptogam Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 39 metres
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cryptogam Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cryptogam Ridge (tumoy sa bukid, lat -60,73, long -45,66)”
- Cebuano: “Cryptogam Ridge”
- Chinese: “克里普托加姆嶺”
- German: “Cryptogam Ridge”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cryptogam Ridge”
- Swedish: “Cryptogam Ridge, Sydorkneyöarna”
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