Heth Ridge is a ridge 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) south of the Hornblende Bluffs and near the head of Suvorov Glacier, in the Wilson Hills of Antarctica. 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 Samuel R. Heth, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at Hallett Station, 1968–69.[1]

References

  1. "Heth Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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69°58′S 159°45′E / 69.967°S 159.750°E / -69.967; 159.750


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