Colosseum Ridge
Colosseum Ridge (79°47′S 156°20′E / 79.783°S 156.333°ECoordinates: 79°47′S 156°20′E / 79.783°S 156.333°E) is a ridge between Haskell Ridge and Richardson Hill in the Darwin Mountains. The ridge contains pyramidal peaks and five large cirques, the appearance of the latter bearing a resemblance to the Colosseum in Rome. It was mapped and named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1962–63).
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