Post Ridge () is a rock ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and trending WNW-ESE, situated immediately northeast of
Mount Swan in the
Ford Ranges,
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
. Discovered and first mapped by the
United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. Named 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) for
Madison J. Post, ionospheric physicist at
Byrd Station
The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica.
History
A joint Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marin ...
in 1970.
Ridges of Marie Byrd Land
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