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Eastwind Ridge () is a broad, partially ice-covered ridge about long between
Chattahoochee Glacier Chattahoochee Glacier () is a glacier in the Convoy Range which flows northeast between Wyandot Ridge and Eastwind Ridge. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from Navy air photos, and named by the Advisory Co ...
and
Towle Glacier Towle Glacier () is a glacier in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land, draining northeast between Eastwind and Elkhorn Ridges into the Fry Glacier. It was first mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarcti ...
in the
Convoy Range Convoy Range () is a broad mountain range in Antarctica. Much of the range has a nearly flat plateau-like summit, extending south from the Fry Saddle and ending at Mackay Glacier. The range has steep cliffs on its east side, but it slopes gently i ...
of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and Navy air photos, and was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
in 1964 for the USCGC ''Eastwind'', an icebreaker in several American convoys into McMurdo Sound since the 1958–59 season.


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Ridges of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub