Andrews Peaks

Not to be confused with Andrews Peak.

The Andrews Peaks (77°8′S 144°3′W / 77.133°S 144.050°W / -77.133; -144.050Coordinates: 77°8′S 144°3′W / 77.133°S 144.050°W / -77.133; -144.050) are a line of rock peaks 3 nautical miles (6 km) long near the head of Arthur Glacier, situated between Mount Warner and Mount Crow in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. They were mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) and by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Stephen T. Andrews, a United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric physicist, scientific leader at Byrd Station in 1969.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrews Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-11.

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