Debussy Heights
| Debussy Heights | ||
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| Highest peak | Ravel Peak ( 1300 m ) | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 54 ′ S , 71 ° 20 ′ W | |
The Debussy Heights are a mountain range in the northern part of the Alexander I Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . They tower east of the Mozart Piedmont Glacier .
Aerial photographs of the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) were used by the British geographer Derek Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960 for mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountains in 1961 after the French composer Claude Debussy (1862–1918).
Web links
- Debussy Heights in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Debussy Heights on geographic.org (English)