Poppy peaks
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| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 4 ′ S , 61 ° 10 ′ W | |
The Poppy Peaks are two icy mountains, 1,275 and 1,230 m high, on the Lassiter coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . They tower 15 km west-southwest of the head end of Mason Inlet .
The first sighting and first aerial photographs go back to the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) in December 1940. Further aerial photographs were taken by the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948), whose scientists carried out on-site measurements together with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The FIDS named it after the Norwegian meteorologist Henrik Mohn (1835-1916).
Web links
- Poppy peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Poppy Peaks on geographic.org (English)