Sickle Ridge

Sickle Ridge (78°1′S 162°10′E) is a ridge in East Antarctica. The ridge has a distinctive sickle shape. The Murcray Heights cluster of peaks is located at its far south end. Named descriptively by New Zealand Geographic Board (1994) following work in the area in the 1987-88 field season by New Zealand Geographic Board geologist Alan Sherwood.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sickle Ridge". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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