Elliot Peak

Elliot Peak
Elliot Peak
Highest point
Parent peak	Queen Alexandra Range, Transantarctic Mountains
Coordinates	84°31′S 164°4′Emindat.org
Geography
Location	Antarctica (Ross Dependency)

Elliot Peak is the summit peak of a conspicuous northeast trending basalt ridge, rising 1 nautical mile (2 km) northwest of Tempest Peak, in the Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica. It is slided a while ago local bedrock blocks.[1] It was named by the Ohio State University party to the Queen Alexandra Range (1966–67) for David H. Elliot, a geologist with the party.[2]

References

Elliot, David H. (1995). "Toreva blocks in the central Transantarctic Mountains". Antarctic Journal of the United States. Byrd polar research Center and Department of Geological sciences, Ohio state University, Columbus, Ohio 43210: National Science Foundation, [Division of Polar Programs]. 30: 57.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
"Elliot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-28.

This article incorporates public domain material from "Elliot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Elliot, David H. (1995). "Toreva blocks in the central Transantarctic Mountains". Antarctic Journal of the United States. Byrd polar research Center and Department of Geological sciences, Ohio state University, Columbus, Ohio 43210: National Science Foundation, [Division of Polar Programs]. 30: 57.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[gnis-2] "Elliot Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-28.