Inferno Ridge
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Inferno Ridge () is a narrow ridge, long, rising between
Schneider Glacier Schneider Glacier () is a glacier in the Heritage Range in Antarctica. It is long, draining north between the Dunbar and Inferno Ridge and coalescing with Balish Glacier before entering the Splettstoesser Glacier. It was mapped by United Sta ...
and
Rennell Glacier Rennell Glacier () is a glacier, long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally ...
in the
Heritage Range The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of mod ...
, Antarctica. It was so named by the
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
"Geological Party" to these mountains, 1963–64, because the area is deeply dissected and composed of black rocks.


Features

Geographical features include:
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Larson Valley Larson Valley is a relatively smooth, ice-filled valley between the south end of Inferno Ridge and Mhire Spur in the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1961–66, ...
* Orheim Point *
Rennell Glacier Rennell Glacier () is a glacier, long, in the Pioneer Heights, Heritage Range. It drains northwest, to the east of Inferno Ridge, to join Splettstoesser Glacier. Named by the University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally ...
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Schneider Glacier Schneider Glacier () is a glacier in the Heritage Range in Antarctica. It is long, draining north between the Dunbar and Inferno Ridge and coalescing with Balish Glacier before entering the Splettstoesser Glacier. It was mapped by United Sta ...


References

Ridges of Ellsworth Land {{EllsworthLand-geo-stub