Dyrdal Peak
| Dyrdal Peak | ||
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| height | 1820 m | |
| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Forrestal Range , Pensacola Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 24 '58 " S , 51 ° 22' 59" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Dyrdal Peak is a 1,820 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Queen Elizabeth Land . It rises at the southwest end of the Saratoga Table and 3 miles west-northwest of Fierle Peak in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of surveys and using aerial photographs of the United States Navy between 1956 and 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1968 after Frederick F. Dyrdal (1917-2006), aircraft mechanic at Ellsworth Station in Antarctic winter 1957.
Web links
- Dyrdal peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dyrdal Peak on geographic.org (English)