Farrington Ridge (73°36′S 94°18′W / 73.600°S 94.300°W / -73.600; -94.300) is an isolated linear ridge, 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) long, with continuous rock exposure along the crest, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) north-northwest of the Forbidden Rocks in the Jones Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota – Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, who named it for Lieutenant Robert L. Farrington, U.S. Navy, co-pilot of the LC-47 Dakota aircraft that made the first landing in the Jones Mountains, 9 December 1960.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Farrington Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

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