Colosseum Ridge

Colosseum Ridge (79°47′S 156°20′E / 79.783°S 156.333°E / -79.783; 156.333Coordinates: 79°47′S 156°20′E / 79.783°S 156.333°E / -79.783; 156.333) 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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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Colosseum Ridge" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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