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{{Short description|Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica}} |
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[[File:Horseshoe Valley.jpg|thumb|The Horseshoe Valley with the cone formed Lippert Peak]] |
[[File:Horseshoe Valley.jpg|thumb|The Horseshoe Valley with the cone formed Lippert Peak]] |
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'''Lippert Peak''' ({{Coord|79|59|S|81|56|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a sharp pointed [[Summit (topography)|peak]] at the end of a ridge that extends west from the [[Douglas Peaks]] into [[Horseshoe Valley (Antarctica)|Horseshoe Valley]] |
'''Lippert Peak''' ({{Coord|79|59|S|81|56|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is a sharp pointed [[Summit (topography)|peak]] at the end of a ridge that extends west from the [[Douglas Peaks]] into [[Horseshoe Valley (Antarctica)|Horseshoe Valley]]. It is located {{Convert|5|nmi|km|0}} southeast of [[Strong Peak]] (which this peak resembles) in the [[Heritage Range]], Antarctica. |
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It was mapped by the [[United States Geological Survey]] from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos from 1961 to 1966. In 1965, it was named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] for [[George E. Lippert]], a [[United States Antarctic Research Program]] biologist at [[Palmer Station]].<ref name="gnis" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 19 July 2024
Lippert Peak (79°59′S 81°56′W / 79.983°S 81.933°W) is a sharp pointed peak at the end of a ridge that extends west from the Douglas Peaks into Horseshoe Valley. It is located 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Strong Peak (which this peak resembles) in the Heritage Range, Antarctica.
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. In 1965, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George E. Lippert, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at Palmer Station.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lippert Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Lippert Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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