Preslik track
| Preslik track | ||
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| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Forrestal Range , Pensacola Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 31 ′ 40 ″ S , 51 ° 17 ′ 32 ″ W | |
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The Preslik Spur is a non-iced rock spur in Queen Elizabeth Land in West Antarctica . In the Dufek massif of the Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains, it rises south of the Clemons Spur and the Forlidas Ridge .
The American geologist Arthur B. Ford , head of the team of the United States Geological Survey to explore the Pensacola Mountains from 1965 to 1966, named it after Joseph W. Preslik of the US Navy delegation to air support for this team.
Web links
- Preslik trace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Preslik Spur on geographic.org (English)