Washington Ridge
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Washington Ridge () is a rock ridge surmounted by three peaks, standing 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Mount Franklin in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains on Edward VII Peninsula. Discovered on a Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of January 27, 1929. Named by Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd for his niece, Helen A. Washington.
This article incorporates text from Washington Ridge, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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