Berry peaks
| Berry peaks | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 85 ° 26 ′ S , 138 ° 32 ′ W | |
The Berry Peaks are a small group of mountains in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . They loom between the Watson Escarpment and the southeastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf just east of the Bender Mountains and 10 miles south of the end of the Reedy Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped them on the basis of their own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1963.The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1967 after William Berry, radio operator on Byrd Station in the Antarctic winter of 1961.
Web links
- Berry peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Berry Peaks on geographic.org (English)