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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Yule Peak (GBR) | 68° 31' 00.0" S | 65° 37' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 112029
Place ID: 16407
rising to 750 m on N side of Mercator Ice Piedmont, Bowman Coast, was photographed from the air by Ellsworth, 23 December 1935 (Joerg, 1936, Fig.2, p.456); surveyed from the ground by FIDS from "Stonington Island" in December 1958 and so named because the survey party celebrated Christmas Day close to this peak (APC, 1962, p.34; DOS 610 sheet W 68 64, 1963). |
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| Yule Peak (USA) | 68° 31' 00.0" S | 65° 37' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 133946
Place ID: 16407
A small but conspicuous triangular rock peak (750 m) at W end of Bermel Peninsula (q.v.), Bowman Coast. The peak was photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 21 and 23, 1935, and was mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Surveyed by FIDS in Dec. 1958 and so named because Christmas Day 1958 was celebrated by the FIDS sledging party close to this peak. |
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