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Boyn Ridge

Coordinates: 69°7′S 71°48′W / 69.117°S 71.800°W / -69.117; -71.800
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Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Boyn Ridge (69°7′S 71°48′W / 69.117°S 71.800°W / -69.117; -71.800) is the northernmost ridge of the Havre Mountains, north Alexander Island, Antarctica. Situated 5.6 km north-northwest of Satovcha Peak. Following geological work by the British Antarctic Survey, 1976–77, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980 after Charles Boyn, Director, Agence General Maritime, France, who superintended the building of the expedition ship Pourquoi-Pas? of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Boyn Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.