Young Peaks
| Young Peaks | ||
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| height | 1200 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Churchill Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 81 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Young Peaks are a mountain range with a summit ridge in the west-east extension in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 3 miles east of Mount Coley in the Churchill Mountains . It is bounded in the north by the Lee Glacier and in the south by the Jorda Glacier .
It is named after Pamela Young, the first female member of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP).
Web links
- Young peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Young Peaks on geographic.org (English)