Voigt Ledge (76°48′00″S 160°48′00″E / 76.80000°S 160.80000°E / -76.80000; 160.80000) is a flat-topped ridge that rises to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) between the head of Greenville Valley and Merrell Valley in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. The relatively level upper surface of the ledge is 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) long by 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) wide, tapering in the north. It stands 500 metres (1,600 ft) above the adjoining valleys. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2008 after Donald E. Voigt of the Department of Geosciences and Penn State Ice and Climate Exploration Center, Pennsylvania State University, who carried out research in glaciology, geophysics and seismology in diverse parts of Antarctica, including the Transantarctic Mountains, in 12 field seasons from 1995 to 2008.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Voigt Ledge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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