Long Peak
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Long Peak is a bare rock peak
(1,200 m) on the extended ridge line, 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of Mount Landolt
in Petvar Heights
, southeast Sentinel Range
in Ellsworth Mountains
, Antarctica. It is surmounting the lower course of Drama Glacier
to the north. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in 1984 after Dr. James W. Long, M.D., National Science Foundation
physician and consultant on Antarctic health matters for 10 years.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
(1,200 m) on the extended ridge line, 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-northeast of Mount Landolt
Mount Landolt
Mount Landolt is a mountain standing at the head of Hudman Glacier in Petvar Heights at the southeast extremity of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on...
in Petvar Heights
Petvar Heights
Petvar Heights are the heights rising to 2400 m in southeast Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The feature occupies an oval shaped area with a diameter of 21 km, separated from the rest of Sentinel Range by Wessbecher Glacier to the southwest, Kasilag Pass to the west, and...
, southeast Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...
in Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
, Antarctica. It is surmounting the lower course of Drama Glacier
Drama Glacier
Drama Glacier is the 10 km long and 1.5 km wide glacier on the east side of southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, which is situated north of Carey Glacier, east of the east-northeast ridge of Mount Landolt, and southeast of Kornicker Glacier...
to the north. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) in 1984 after Dr. James W. Long, M.D., National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
physician and consultant on Antarctic health matters for 10 years.
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.