Polarstar Peak
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 the north part of the Sentinel Range. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for the airplane Polar Star in which Ellsworth made the historic flight.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Polarstar Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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