Wedge Ridge

Wedge Ridge (80°38′S 29°12′W / 80.633°S 29.200°W / -80.633; -29.200Coordinates: 80°38′S 29°12′W / 80.633°S 29.200°W / -80.633; -29.200) is a conspicuous rock ridge, 1,145 m, near the head of Blaiklock Glacier and immediately west of Pointer Nunatak in the west part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE. The name given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is descriptive of the shape of the feature.

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

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