- Church Ridge
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Church Ridge (71°49′S 167°45′E / 71.817°S 167.75°E) is a southwest-trending ridge, 10 miles (16 km) long, with several peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) high. The ridge separates the flow of Church Glacier and Leander Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander A.E. Church, U.S. Navy, assistant chief of staff for civil engineering with the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1967 and 1968.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Church Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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