Transit Ridge

Transit Ridge (77°56′S 163°5′E / 77.933°S 163.083°E / -77.933; 163.083Coordinates: 77°56′S 163°5′E / 77.933°S 163.083°E / -77.933; 163.083) is a ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, extending east from Royal Society Range between Spring Glacier and Mitchell Glacier, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). Named from transit theodolite, a telescope that can be rotated through the vertical position.

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

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