Elfring Peak
| Elfring Peak | ||
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| height | 2600 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 84 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Elfring Peak is a 2600 m high mountain in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises between the lower sections of the Della Pia Glacier and the Aster Glacier in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains , where both flow into the Thomas Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2006 after Christine A. Elfring, who headed the Polar Research Committee of the National Academy of Sciences from 1996 to 2006.
Web links
- Elfring peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Elfring Peak on geographic.org (English)