Whitcomb Ridge () is a high, ice-covered ridge along the south side of the head of
Gair Glacier
Mariner Glacier is a major glacier over long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay, Ross Sea, where it forms the floating Mariner Glacier Tongue. ...
, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of
Mount Supernal
Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The seaward parts of the range were first viewed by Ross in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expe ...
in the
Mountaineer Range
Mountaineer Range is the range of mountains lying between the Mariner and Aviator Glaciers in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The seaward parts of the range were first viewed by Ross in 1841, and subsequently by several British and later American expe ...
of
Victoria Land. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. 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
Jean P. Whitcomb
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People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
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* Jean ...
, radio scientist at
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ...
, 1965–66 and 1966–67.
Ridges of Victoria Land
Borchgrevink Coast
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