Ross Peaks
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| location | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 43 ′ S , 44 ° 32 ′ W | |
The Ross Peaks are a series of up to 450 m high heights on Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . They rise up in a northwest-southeast orientation between the Ferguslie Peninsula and Fitchie Bay .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1988 after Alistair Ross (1881 - unknown), taxidermist on the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of William Speirs Bruce .
Web links
- Ross peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ross Peaks on geographic.org (English)