Hallett Ridge [SEP] continent
Hallett Ridge
Hallett Ridge () is an undersea ridge in the Ross Sea, off the coast of Antarctica. Then name, approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in September 1997, was proposed by Dr. Steven C. Cande of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, in association with Cape Hallett and Hallett Peninsula.
the first expedition party ever to winter over on the Antarctic continent. Zoologist Nicolai Hanson died during the winter and was buried at Cape Adare.
The closest research station in modern times was Hallett Station, the joint New Zealand/United States station at Cape Hallett, 63 miles (101 km) to the south. This base was in use from 1957 to 1973.
The Australian Bicentennial Antarctic Expedition set out from Cape Adare for their successful assault on Mount Minto in 1988. The expedition's support vessel was moored