Hobbs Ridge
ridge in Antarctica
Hobbs Ridge (77°53′S 163°58′E) is a prominent arc-shaped ridge which circumscribes Hobbs Glacier to the north and northwest and forms the divide with the lower part of Blue Glacier, on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
It was named in association with Hobbs Glacier.
It forms the northernmost part of the Denton Hills.
Location
Hobbs Ridge, which includes Hobbs Peak, Goat Mountain, Mount Kowalczyk and Williams Peak, lies to the southeast of the mouth of Blue Glacier, and surrounds the north and east of Hobbs Glacier. The Hobbs Stream leads from Hobbs Glacier into Salmon Bay, just north of Cape Chocolate.
Features
Features include:
Davison Peak
77.876496°S 164.062317°E / -77.876496; 164.062317
A coastal peak, 1,340 metres (4,400 ft) high, located 1.8 nautical miles (3.3 km; 2.1 mi) east of Hobbs Peak.
Named after William Davison, Zoology Department, Canterbury University, who from 1983 specialized in Antarctic fish research.
Hobbs Peak
77°53′S 163°56′E.
A prominent peak, 1,510 metres (4,950 ft) high, on the divide between the Hobbs and Blue Glaciers.
It is the highest point on the E-W section of this dividing ridge.
Climbed by members of the VUWAE (1960-61), who gave it this name from its nearness to Hobbs Glacier.
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