McConchie Ridge

McConchie Ridge

McConchie Ridge is a rock spur trending southeast from Salient Peak in the Royal Society Range, Victoria Land. Named in 1985 by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) after John A. McConchie, field assistant with the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party to this area, 1979–80, led by R.H. Findlay. McConchie joined the party as a replacement for Adrian Daly who suffered from frostbite.

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

Coordinates: 78°10′S 162°45′E / 78.167°S 162.75°E / -78.167; 162.75