Feature Name (see definition): Mercer Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9870

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 84° 50' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 113° 45' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -84.8333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -113.75

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): A prominent, partly ice-free ridge that forms the SW end of Mount Schopf in Ohio Range, Horlick Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John H. Mercer (1922-87), glacial geologist, a member of the Ohio State University expedition to the Horlick Mountains in 1960-61. He returned to work in the Horlick Mountains, 1964-65, and later worked in the Antarctic, Alaska, Greenland, Argetina, Chile, and Peru; with the Institute of Polar Studies (now Byrd Research Center), Ohio State University, 1966-87.

Date Created (see definition): No data

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