Pearsall Ridge () is a ridge, for the most part ice-covered, which extends east-northeast from
Royal Society Range between
Descent Pass and
Covert Glacier Covert Glacier () is a glacier flowing from the northeast part of the Royal Society Range between Pearsall Ridge and Stoner Peak, joining the Blue Glacier drainage in the vicinity of Granite Knolls, Victoria Land. It was named in 1992 by the Advi ...
, 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 ...
. Named in 1992 by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) after Richard A. Pearsall, who was a cartographer, member of the
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
(USGS) geodetic control party to the
Ellsworth Mountains in the 1979–80 season, and who contributed additional work during the season at
South Pole Station, determining the true position of the
Geographic South Pole.
Ridges of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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