Frazier Ridge

Frazier Ridge (79°9′S 86°25′W / 79.150°S 86.417°W / -79.150; -86.417Coordinates: 79°9′S 86°25′W / 79.150°S 86.417°W / -79.150; -86.417) is a sharp ridge on the west side of Webster Glacier, extending north from Founders Escarpment to Minnesota Glacier, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. It was named by the University of Minnesota geological party, 1963–64, for Sergeant Herbert J. Frazier, a radioman with the 62nd Transportation Detachment who was of assistance to the party.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Frazier Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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