Ethelbert Ridge () is a ridge composed of igneous rocks within the
Fossil Bluff groups of sedimentary rocks located east-southeast of
Mount Alfred
Mount Alfred is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm and head of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest in the portion of the mainland between Jervis and ...
. It was originally named "Saddleback Ridge" informally by
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
geologist
Alastair Linn
Alistair is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the sam ...
because of its pronounced saddleback appearance when viewed from the south. It was later formally named for
Ethelbert, son of
Ethelwulf, the Saxon
King of the West Saxons and
Kentishmen, and effectively
King of England
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Baili ...
from 860–866. This continues the naming of features in the area after
Saxon Kings
The House of Wessex, also known as the Cerdicings and the West Saxon dynasty, refers to the family, traditionally founded by Cerdic, that ruled Wessex in Southern England from the early 6th century. The house became dominant in southern England aft ...
of England.
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References
Ridges of Alexander Island
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