Soholt peaks
| Soholt peaks | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Bursik ( 2500 m ) | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 79 ° 43 ′ S , 84 ° 12 ′ W | |
The Soholt Peaks are a group of rugged, ice-free peaks between the Gifford Peaks and the Drake Icefall in the west of the Heritage Range , the southern part of the Antarctic Ellsworth Mountains .
The peaks of the Soholt Peaks include Mount Bursik ( 2500 m ) and Eley Peak . North-northwest of Eley Peak is a 7 km long spur called Yochelson Ridge . The Schanz Glacier stretches to the east of the Soholt Peaks , the Dunbar Ridge connects to the northeast and the Balish Glacier and the Webers Peaks to the north .
There was once volcanic activity in or near the Soholt Peaks .
The Soholt Peaks got their name from the Ellsworth Mountains Expedition of the University of Minnesota (1962/63), which named the peaks after Donald E. Soholt, a geologist of the expedition.
literature
- Gerald F. Webers, Campbell Craddock, John F. Splettstoesser: Geology and paleontology of the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica . Geological Society of America , Boulder 1992, ISBN 0-8137-1170-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Soholt Peaks ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ Mount Bursik ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Eley Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ^ Yochelson Ridge ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
- ↑ Gerald F. Webers, Campbell Craddock, John F. Splettstoesser: Geology and paleontology of the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica . Geological Society of America , Boulder (Colorado) 1992, ISBN 0-8137-1170-3 , pp. 16 (American English, [1] [accessed June 29, 2010]).