Three Sails
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 27 ′ S , 80 ° 42 ′ W | |
 Map of the region. The Three Sails are roughly in the middle of the map |
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The Three Sails ( Engl. Three leaflets) are three Nunatakker that at the southern end of the Heritage Range of mountains of the West Antarctic Ellsworth Mountains rising out of the glacier. They are about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) east of the Redpath Peaks .
The surveys got their descriptive name from a geological research expedition from the University of Minnesota , which visited the area in 1963-64. The name was officially adopted by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1966 .