Fishhook Ridge [SEP] continent
Fishhook Ridge
Fishhook Ridge () is a ridge rising to about on the east side of Sobral Peninsula, Nordenskjöld Coast, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 from the shape of the feature in plan view.
I and XI Corps defended Cemetery Hill; II Corps covered most of the northern half of Cemetery Ridge; and III Corps was ordered to take up a position to its flank. The shape of the Union line is popularly described as a "fishhook" formation.
The Confederate line paralleled the Union line about a mile (1,600 m) to the west on Seminary Ridge, ran east through the town, then curved southeast to a point opposite Culp's Hill. Thus, the Union army had interior lines, while