Douglas Peaks
| Douglas Peaks | ||
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| Highest peak | Gliozzi Peak ( 1475 m ) | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 0 ′ S , 81 ° 15 ′ W | |
The Douglas Peaks are a group of hills on the southeasternmost extension of the Heritage Range , the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in West Antarctica . The Douglas Peaks rise up to 1,475 meters above sea level and about 100-200 meters above the surrounding ice that covers the landscape. The highest peak is the Gliozzi Peak with a height of 1,475 m above sea level. NN.
To the northeast of the Douglas Peaks, separated by the Plummer Glacier , are the Enterprise Hills . To the west is the ice-filled Horseshoe Valley and to the east of the peaks are the Wilson Nunataks and the narrow, ice-filled bay of Hercules Inlet . A rock ridge juts west into the Horseshoe Valley and ends there in Lippert Peak .
A University of Minnesota research expedition explored the area in the summer of 1964–65. They named the elevations after Lieutenant Commander John Douglas, a United States Navy pilot who flew into the area to evacuate a member of the expedition for an emergency appendectomy .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Douglas Peaks ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ Gliozzi Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Lippert Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.