Three Sails

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Three Sails
location Ellsworthland , West Antarctica
part of Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains
Three Sails (Antarctica)
Three Sails
Coordinates 80 ° 27 ′  S , 80 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 80 ° 27 ′  S , 80 ° 42 ′  W
Map of the region.  The Three Sails are roughly in the middle of the map

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 .

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