Chapman Ridge

Chapman Ridge: Chapman Ridge (67°28′S 60°58′E / 67.467°S 60.967°E / -67.467; 60.967) is a ridge rising to 300 metres (1,000 ft) and extending southwest for 3 miles (5 km) from Byrd Head. It was discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929–31, under Mawson, and mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. It was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for P. Chapman, auroral physicist at Mawson Station, 1958.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Chapman Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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