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England Ridge () is the northeast continuation of the glaciated steep northeast crest of Mount England, forming a snow-free rock crest with steep northwest-facing snow-free walls down to the frozen sea at the terminus of New Glacier, in
Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...
. The feature was explored by F. Ugolini, K. Wise and H. Janetschek in January 1962. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
in association with Mount England.


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Ridges of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub