Pagoda Ridge [SEP] continent
Pagoda Ridge
Pagoda Ridge () is a ridge with a small peak resembling a pagoda at the summit, located between Phobos Ridge and Deimos Ridge on the north side of Saturn Glacier, in southeast Alexander Island, Antarctica. The feature was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, during 1947 and 1948, and from surveying by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948-50. This descriptive name was applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee.
See also.
- Boyn
from there, to Japan. Following its arrival in Japan together with Buddhism in the 6th century, the pagoda became one of the focal points of the early Japanese "garan". In Japan it evolved in shape, size and function, finally losing its original role as a reliquary. It also became extremely common, while on the Asian continent it is rare.
With the birth of new sects in later centuries, the pagoda lost importance and was consequently relegated to the margins of the "garan". Temples of