Name details

Rock Pile Peaks

Rock Pile Peaks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rock Pile Peaks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 130875

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

A cluster of peaks rising to 1,110 m between Wilson Pass and Rock Pile Point on Bermel Peninsula (q.v.), Bowman Coast, Graham Land. The peaks were photographed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins, 1928, and Lincoln Ellsworth, 1935, and were roughly mapped from the photographs by W.L.G. Joerg, 1937; further photographed from the air by USAS, 1940; surveyed by FIDS, 1947. The name Rock Pile Peaks was suggested by UK-APC in 1952. It derives from Rock Pile Point, a name applied descriptively to Bermel Peninsula by USAS, 1939-41, but subsequently reapplied by US-ACAN to the E point of the peninsula.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 25' 00.0" S
-68.41667°
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Longitude:
65° 09' 00.0" W
-65.15000°
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Altitude:
1110 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1953

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