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Breakwind Ridge

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155: 120: 69:, 1951–52, the descriptive term was altered to "ridge", which is more suitable for this relatively small feature. The name suggests a beneficial function of this ridge in protecting anchorages at Fortuna Bay from violent southwest and westerly winds. 220: 53:) is a prominent rocky ridge which is 2 nautical miles (4 km) long in a north–south direction and rises to 860 metres (2,820 ft), close southwest of the head of 196: 162: 100: 189: 134: 91: 129: 86: 154: 139: 96: 182: 25: 215: 124: 62: 66: 58: 166: 209: 54: 40: 27: 65:
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Fortuna Bay
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"Breakwind Ridge"
Geographic Names Information System
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