Washington Ridge

Washington Ridge (78°6′S 154°48′W / 78.100°S 154.800°W / -78.100; -154.800Coordinates: 78°6′S 154°48′W / 78.100°S 154.800°W / -78.100; -154.800) is a rock ridge surmounted by three peaks, standing 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Mount Franklin in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains on Edward VII Peninsula. Discovered on a Byrd Antarctic Expedition flight of January 27, 1929. Named by Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd for his niece, Helen A. Washington.

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