Rampart Ridge

Rampart Ridge (78°10′S 161°55′E / 78.167°S 161.917°E / -78.167; 161.917Coordinates: 78°10′S 161°55′E / 78.167°S 161.917°E / -78.167; 161.917) is a prominent broken ridge on the west side of the Royal Society Range, standing north of Rutgers Glacier and extending from The Spire to Bishop Peak. Surveyed and given this descriptive name in February 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.

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