Ketchum Ridge
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Ketchum Ridge is the largest ridge that extends east from the south part of Endeavour Massif
, Kirkwood Range
. Named after Captain Gerald L. Ketchum
, United States Navy
. Ketchum was Deputy Commander of Task Force 43 during Operation Deep Freeze
I II, and III (three seasons, 1955-56 through 1957-58), in command of ships in the Ross Sea
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Endeavour Massif
Endeavour Massif is a huge, flat-topped massif on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land. The massif extends south from Pa Tio Tio Gap to Fry Glacier and forms the south block of the Kirkwood Range . Shoulder Mountain, Mount Belgrave and Mount Creak rise from the south part of the massif...
, Kirkwood Range
Kirkwood Range
Kirkwood Range is a massive coastal range extending north-south between the Fry and Mawson Glaciers. A broad low-level platform on the seaward side of the range is occupied by the Oates Piedmont Glacier...
. Named after Captain Gerald L. Ketchum
Gerald Ketchum
Commander Gerald L. Ketchum of the United States Navy commanded the icebreaker USS Burton Island in Task Group 68.2 during Operation Highjump, The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946–1947; also known as the Fourth Byrd Anatarctic Expedition.He was also Commander of "Task...
, United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. Ketchum was Deputy Commander of Task Force 43 during Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
I II, and III (three seasons, 1955-56 through 1957-58), in command of ships in the Ross Sea
Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land.-Description:The Ross Sea was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered...
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