Saddleback Ridge (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saddleback Ridge (62 35 S 59 56 W / 62.583 S 59.933 W / -62.583; -59.933) is a ridge rising to 125 m in the north part of Half Moon Island, Moon Bay, Livingston Island. A descriptive name applied following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1975-76. The "saddle" refers to a cover of permanent ice on the lower, central part of this 0.75 mile long ridge. Half Moon Island (South Shetland Islands) is a minor Antarctic island, lying 1.35 km north of Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Surface area 51 hectares (130 acres). Half Moon Island has a sizable rookery of chinstrap penguins as well as nesting Antarctic terns and kelp gulls. Whales are often seen patrolling the shores, and this small island offers stunning views of surrounding mountains.