Staeffler Ridge
Staeffler Ridge is a long ridge west of Hanson Ridge, separating Victoria Lower Glacier from Greenwood Valley in Victoria Land. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for George R. Staeffler, topographic engineer with the U.S. Geological Survey, who worked in the McMurdo Sound area during 1960-61.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Staeffler Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Coordinates: 77°20′S 162°48′E / 77.333°S 162.800°E
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