Eld Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Eld Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak (2d)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A prominent peak (800 m) rising 6 mi SE of Reynolds Peak on the W side of Matusevich Glacier. Two conical peaks were sighted in the area from the Peacock on Jan. 16, 1840 by Passed Midshipmen Henry Eld and William Reynolds of the USEE (1838 42). The southeastern peak was named for Eld by USEE leader Lt. Charles Wilkes. In 1959 Phillip Law of ANARE made investigations of features in this area. Reference to Wilkes' narrative showed that the recorded descriptions of the peaks sighted by Eld and Reynolds to be in accord with photographs of the peaks on the W side of Matusevich Glacier. The peak described was selected by Law to commemorate Wilkes' naming.
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