Eley Peak
| Eley Peak | ||
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| height | 2280 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 38 '20 " S , 84 ° 20' 35" W | |
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Eley Peak is a 2280 m high rocky peak in the northern part of the Soholt Peaks in the West Antarctic Heritage Range . The summit overlooks the head of the Balish Glacier . The Yochelson Ridge extends from here to the north-northwest .
Eley Peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey as part of the survey of the Ellsworth Mountains in 1961-66 through field surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the summit after Richard G. Eley of the United States Navy. Eley flew in the Antarctic summers of 1965/66 and 1966/67 as a photographer on flights over Marie-Byrd-Land and Ellsworthland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Damien Gildea: The Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology . New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, 1998, ISBN 978-0-646-36129-1 .
- ^ A b Eley Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Yochelson Ridge ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.