Cleft Ledge () is a flat-topped ridge long and wide between
Shaw Trough and
Healy Trough in the
Labyrinth
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (, ) was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by t ...
of
Wright Valley
The Wright Valley, named for Sir Charles Wright, is the central one of the three large Dry Valleys in the Transantarctic Mountains, located west of McMurdo Sound at approximately . Wright Valley contains the Onyx River, the longest river in ...
,
McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of largely snow-free valleys in Antarctica, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The Dry Valleys experience extremely low humidity and surrounding mountains prevent the flow of ice from nearby ...
. The ledge rises to and is 0.3 nautical miles northwest of
Hoffman Ledge. The name is descriptive and was recommended by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2004) because a central north-south
hanging valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
nearly divides the ledge in half.
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References
Ridges of Victoria Land
McMurdo Dry Valleys
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