Cordiner Peaks
Cordiner Peaks | |
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Geography | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Range coordinates | 82°48′S 53°30′W / 82.800°S 53.500°W |
Parent range | Pensacola Mountains |
The Cordiner Peaks (82°48′S 53°30′W / 82.800°S 53.500°W) are a group of peaks extending over an area of 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) standing 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southwest of Dufek Massif in the northern part of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.[1]
Discovery and name
The Cordiner Peaks were discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the course of a transcontinental nonstop plane flight by personnel of United States Navy Operation Deep Freeze I from McMurdo Sound to the Weddell Sea and return. They were named by the United States
Location
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The Cordiner Peaks are to the east of the mouth of the
Features
Jaburg Glacier
82°42′S 53°25′W / 82.700°S 53.417°W. A broad glacier draining westward between Dufek Massif and Cordiner Peaks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Conrad J. Jaburg, United States Navy, helicopter pilot, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.[3]
Rosser Ridge
82°46′S 53°35′W / 82.767°S 53.583°W. A rock ridge, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long, marking the north limit of the Cordiner Peaks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Earl W. Rosser, topographic engineer in the Pensacola Mountains, 1965-66.[4]
Sumrall Peak
82°48′S 53°33′W / 82.800°S 53.550°W. A peak, 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) high, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Rosser Ridge in the Cordiner Peaks. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Ens. William H. Sumrall, United States Navy Reserve, airplane pilot, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.[5]
Jackson Peak
82°50′S 53°35′W / 82.833°S 53.583°W. A peak, 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) high, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Sumrall Peak. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by US-ACAN for Allen M. Jackson, aviation electronics technician, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.[6]
References
- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 153.
- ^ Cordiner Peaks USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 366, Jaburg Glacier.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 631.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 723.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 366, Jackson Peak.
Sources
- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
- Cordiner Peaks, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-03-20
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.