Minaret Peak (Antarctica)
| Minaret Peak | ||
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| height | 1613 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Marble Hills , Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 82 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Minaret Peak is a 1613 m high mountain in the Ellsworth Mountains of the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises at the northwest end of the Marble Hills in the Heritage Range .
The summit got its name from a research expedition from the University of Minnesota , which visited the area in the Antarctic summer between 1962 and 1963, because its tip resembles a minaret . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names adopted this proposal as its official name in 1964.