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[[File:Ackerman Ridge.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing location of Ackerman Ridge]] | [[File:Ackerman Ridge.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing location of Ackerman Ridge]] | ||
'''Ackerman Ridge''' (86°34′S 147°30′W) is a prominent rock ridge forming the northwest extremity of the [[La Gorce Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]]. There are three spurs on the south-western side of Ackerman Ridge, including Surprise Spur. | '''Ackerman Ridge''' (86°34′S 147°30′W) is a prominent rock ridge forming the northwest extremity of the [[La Gorce Mountains]] of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]], just south of [[Robison Glacier]]. | ||
There are three spurs on the south-western side of Ackerman Ridge, including Surprise Spur. | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The ridge was discovered and roughly mapped in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]]. Ackerman Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant Ronnie J. Ackerman, a navigator with [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1965 and 1966. | The ridge was discovered and roughly mapped in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]]. Ackerman Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant Ronnie J. Ackerman, a navigator with [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1965 and 1966. | ||
==Peerage Title== | |||
On 8 October 2023, [[Grand Duke Travis]] bestowed the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Ackerman upon Adrian Maximo Bentancourt in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. The count's title is named for Ackerman Ridge. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||