Matthews Ridge

Matthews Ridge (70°57′S 167°3′E / 70.950°S 167.050°E / -70.950; 167.050Coordinates: 70°57′S 167°3′E / 70.950°S 167.050°E / -70.950; 167.050) is a high, mostly snow-covered ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, on the south side of Tapsell Foreland, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The ridge forms the east wall of McElroy Glacier and terminates to the south at Barnett Glacier. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Jerry L. Matthews, a geologist who worked in the Horlick Mountains, 1965–66, and the McMurdo Station area, 1966–67.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Matthews Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).