This page presents the geographical name data for Helios Ridge in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
Feature Name (see definition): Helios Ridge
Feature Class (see definition): Ridge
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 17385
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
77° 26' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
162° 29' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.4333333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.4833333
Elevation (see definition): No data
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1997
Description (see definition): A broad rock ridge, 4.5 mi long, that extends in an ENE direction from Mount Helios, Olympus Range, to the vicinity of Lake Brownworth in Wright Valley, Victoria Land. The ridge rises between the E snout of Clark Glacier and Wright Valley, causing meltwater streams to flow E around it to reach Onyx River. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1997) in association with Mount Helios and other features in this area that are named from Greek mythology.
Date Created (see definition): 09/23/1998
Date Edited (see definition): No data