Wujek Ridge | |
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Wujek Ridge | |
Naming | |
Etymology | Stanley J. Wujek, helicopter pilot who supported the United States Geological Survey |
Geography | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Area | Queen Elizabeth Land |
Range coordinates | 82°28′S 50°55′W / 82.467°S 50.917°W |
Parent range | Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains |
Wujek Ridge is a rock ridge trending north–south and marking the east extent of Davis Valley in the Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1979 after CWO Stanley J. Wujek, USA, helicopter pilot of the Army Aviation Detachment which supported the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Pensacola Mountains survey, 1965–66.
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