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Miranda Peaks

Coordinates: 71°28′S 68°36′W / 71.467°S 68.600°W / -71.467; -68.600
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The Miranda Peaks (71°28′S 68°36′W / 71.467°S 68.600°W / -71.467; -68.600) are a line of about six peaks trending in a north–south direction on the south side of Uranus Glacier, in eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and were plotted from the air photos by W.L.G. Joerg. The peaks were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with Uranus Glacier after Miranda, one of the 31 moons of the planet Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Miranda Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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