O'Leary Ridges

O'Leary Ridges (70°58′S 67°19′E) is a three partly snow-covered ridges extending in a line NW-SE for about 5 nautical miles (9 km), situated 20 nautical miles (37 km) southeast of Mount Bunt in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1960. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for R.A. O'Leary, officer in charge at Wilkes Station in 1964.

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