Mistral Ridge

Mistral Ridge (69°33′S 68°4′W / 69.55°S 68.067°W / -69.55; -68.067) is a mostly snow-covered ridge extending 6 nautical miles (11 km) in a NNW-SSE direction, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Zonda Towers, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land. The ridge was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1966, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1971-72. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 after the mistral, the cold northwest wind of south France. One of several features in the area named after winds.

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