Sullivan Ridge () is a massive ridge, 15 nautical miles (28 km) long, displaying a steep, irregular east slope overlooking

Ramsey Glacier Ramsey Glacier () is a glacier about 45 nautical miles (80 km) long, originating in the Bush Mountains near the edge of the polar plateau and flowing north to the Ross Ice Shelf eastward of Den Hartog Peak. Discovered by the United States Ant ...

and a low gradient, ice-covered west slope overlooking

Muck Glacier Muck Glacier () is a glacier between Campbell Cliffs and Sullivan Ridge in the Queen Maud Mountains. It flows generally northward from Husky Heights, and then eastward around the north end of Sullivan Ridge to enter Ramsey Glacier. Named by Advisor ...

. The ridge extends generally north from

Husky Heights The Husky Heights () are relatively flat, ice-covered heights southeast of Haynes Table, overlooking the head of Brandau Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association ...

and terminates at the confluence of Muck and

s. Discovered and photographed by

U.S. Navy Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...

(1946–47) and 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

Walter S. Sullivan Walter Seager Sullivan, Jr. (January 12, 1918 – March 19, 1996) was considered the "dean" of science writers. Sullivan spent most of his career as a science reporter for ''The New York Times''. Over a 50-year career he covered all aspects ...

of the

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

staff, who has written extensively on Antarctic research and exploration.

References

Ridges of the Ross Dependency Dufek Coast {{DufekCoast-geo-stub

See also

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