Feature Name (see definition): Vestal Ridge

Feature Class (see definition): Ridge

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15992

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 53' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 38' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.8833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.6333333

Elevation (see definition): 2240

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): A steep rock ridge in SE Beacon Valley, rising to 2,240 m and forming the divide between Mullins Valley and Farnell Valley, in the Quartermain Mountains, Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1993 after J. Robie Vestal (1942-92), microbiologist at the University of Cincinnati, 1983-92; chairman of the advisory committee to the Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 1990-91. His research in Antarctica focused on adaptations of microbial ecosystems to the extreme environments.

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