Elephant Ridge () is a sharp curved ridge in Antarctica, orientated generally west–east, and extending for about , with the highest point at the center rising to . The northern slopes are snow and ice free, and the central point is situated about south-southeast of
Khufu Peak and southwest of
Giza Peak
Giza Peak () is a peak rising to about on the east side of the Fossil Bluff massif, eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. For many years this peak was known to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) workers as "Sphinx," a name already in use. To av ...
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Uranus Glacier
Uranus Glacier () is a glacier on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, long and wide at its mouth, flowing east into George VI Sound immediately south of Fossil Bluff. Along the south face of the glacier is an east–west escarpment ...
forms the southern boundary of the feature. Elephant Ridge is referred to as "Man Pack Hill" in scientific reports in the early 1960s, and is locally known descriptively as "The Elephant". The summit resembles an
elephant
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...
's head, with the ridge forming the trunk.
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References
Ridges of Palmer Land
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