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[[File: | [[File:Zilch_Cliffs.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing Hagey Ridge (center) and surrounding geographic features]] | ||
'''Hagey Ridge''' (74°57′S 134°56′W) is a high [[snow]]-covered ridge, between the Björnert Cliffs and Johnson Glacier, forming the east end of the [[McDonald Heights]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Hagey Ridge''' (74°57′S 134°56′W) is a high [[snow]]-covered ridge, between the Björnert Cliffs and Johnson Glacier, forming the east end of the [[McDonald Heights]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The ridge was first photographed from an aircraft of the U.S. [[Antarctic]] Service in December 1940. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–66. Hagey Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Donald W. Hagey, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1969. | The ridge was first photographed from an aircraft of the U.S. [[Antarctic]] Service in December 1940. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–66. Hagey Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Donald W. Hagey, U.S. Navy, Officer-in-Charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1969. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 17 January 2019, Doris Herbst was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|life peerage]] of Baroness of Hagey, so-named for this ridge. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||