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'''Hershey Ridge''' (77°40′S 147°10′W) is a low, ice-covered ridge trending in a northwest–southeast direction for about 30 nautical miles (56 km) between McKinley Peak and the Haines Mountains, in the [[Ford Ranges]] of | '''Hershey Ridge''' (77°40′S 147°10′W) is a low, [[ice]]-covered ridge trending in a northwest–southeast direction for about 30 nautical miles (56 km) between McKinley Peak and the Haines Mountains, in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
[[ | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered in 1934 by the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]], and named for Garland Hershey, Assistant State Geologist of the Iowa Geological Survey (1939–47) and Director of the Iowa Geological Survey after 1947. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | |||