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{{Short description|Mountain in Antarctica}} |
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[[File:Sentinel-Range-location-map.png|thumb|Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.]] |
[[File:Sentinel-Range-location-map.png|thumb|Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.]] |
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[[File:Northern-Sentinel-Map.jpg|thumb|Northern Sentinel Range map.]] |
[[File:Northern-Sentinel-Map.jpg|thumb|Northern Sentinel Range map.]] |
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'''Polarstar Peak''' ({{coord|77|32|S|86|9|W|display=inline,title}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] rising above 2,400 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Ulmer]] in the |
'''Polarstar Peak''' ({{coord|77|32|S|86|9|W|display=inline,title}}) is a [[summit (topography)|peak]] rising above 2,400 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of [[Mount Ulmer]] in [[Gromshin Heights]] on the east side of northern [[Sentinel Range]] in [[Ellsworth Mountains]], [[Antarctica]]. It surmounts the head of [[Vicha Glacier]] to the southeast. |
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The peak was discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. It was named by the [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) for the airplane [[Polar Star]] in which Ellsworth made the historic flight. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Mountains in Antarctica]] |
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==References== |
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{{Portal bar|Geography}} |
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{{Antarctica}} |
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[[Category:Mountains of Ellsworth Land]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Ellsworth Land]] |
Latest revision as of 14:54, 19 July 2024
Polarstar Peak (77°32′S 86°9′W / 77.533°S 86.150°W) is a peak rising above 2,400 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Ulmer in Gromshin Heights on the east side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts the head of Vicha Glacier to the southeast.
The peak was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the airplane Polar Star in which Ellsworth made the historic flight.
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[edit]- This article incorporates public domain material from "Polarstar Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.