Saddleback Ridge

Saddleback Ridge (62°35′S 59°56′W) is a ridge rising to 125 m in the north part of Half Moon Island, Moon Bay, Livingston Island. A descriptive name applied following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975–76. The "saddle" refers to a cover of permanent ice on the lower, central part of this 0.75 mile long ridge.

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