Matterhorn
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Scar Peak and Webb Peak.
Scar Peak
Peak
Scar Peak is a peak surmounting the northern wall of Taylor Valley immediately east of the Lacroix Glacier in Victoria Land. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998 after the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Webb Peak
Peak
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbell Terrace and Claridge Terrace.
Campbell Terrace
Locality
Roa Ridge is a bow-shaped ridge, 5 mi long in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. For much of its extent, it separates Matterhorn Glacier and Lacroix Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998. Roa is a Māori word meaning “long” ridge.
Claridge Terrace
Locality
Claridge Terrace is a relatively horizontal area, 0.75 mile square with a median elevation of 1050 meters, between Mount J. J. Thomson and the northern wall of Taylor Valley, Victoria Land.
Matterhorn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,600 metres
- Description: mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.6698° or 77° 40′ 11″ southLongitude
162.44961° or 162° 26′ 59″ eastElevation
1,600 metres (5,249 feet)Open location code
2VJ48CJX+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7952854996OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Matterhorn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Matterhorn (bukid sa Antarctica)”
- Cebuano: “Matterhorn”
- Chinese: “馬特洪峰”
- Dutch: “Matterhorn”
- German: “Matterhorn”
- Hebrew: “מטרהורן”
- Ladin: “Matterhorn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Matterhorn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matterhorn i Antarktis”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Matterhorn”
- Swedish: “Matterhorn, Antarktis”
- Swedish: “Matterhorn”
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Highlights include Karoro Pond and J. J. Thomson, Mount.
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