Flint Ridge

Flint Ridge (77°31′S 163°2′E / 77.517°S 163.033°E / -77.517; 163.033Coordinates: 77°31′S 163°2′E / 77.517°S 163.033°E / -77.517; 163.033) is a north-south trending ridge with a summit elevation of 995 metres (3,260 ft), located immediately north of Commonwealth Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lawrence A. Flint, manager of the United States Antarctic Research Program Berg Field Center at McMurdo Station in 1972. A standard United States Geological Survey (USGS) survey tablet stamped "Flint ET 1971–72" was fixed in a rock slab atop this ridge by the USGS Electronic Traverse, 1971–72.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Flint Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).