Stork Ridge

Stork Ridge (67°31′S 68°12′W / 67.517°S 68.200°W / -67.517; -68.200) is an ENE-WSW ridge, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long and rising to about 420 m, located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Rothera Point, southeast Adelaide Island. The naming of the ridge follows a hydrographic survey conducted from HMS marked with a staff and flag, giving the appearance of a stork on the ridge.

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Adelaide Island
Stations and basesHills, peaks,
and nunatuks
  • Mount Barre
  • Mount Bodys
  • Mount Bouvier
  • Bond Nunatak
  • Dewar Nunatak
  • Mount Ditte
  • Mount Gaudry
  • Hunt Peak
  • Lincoln Nunatak
  • Mount Liotard
  • Mount Machatschek
  • Mount Mangin
  • Mount Reeves
  • Sighing Peak
  • Stokes Peaks
  • Mount Velain
  • Visser Hill
GlaciersOther inland
featuresCoastal featuresOff-shore
Islands
Reefs and banks
Rocks
Straits

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