Redpath Peaks
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Redpath Peaks is a cluster of low, snow-covered peaks lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Shattuck
and the Independence Hills
, at the south extremity of the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Bruce B. Redpath, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysicist on the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse I, 1964-65.
Mount Shattuck
Mount Shattuck is a peak, 1,430 m, located at the south end of Independence Hills, about 3 miles northwest of Redpath Peaks, in the Heritage Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for aviation machinist Wayne M. Shattuck, U.S. Navy, air crewman on LC-47 aircraft, who perished in a...
and the Independence Hills
Independence Hills
Independence Hills is a line of rugged hills and peaks, 10 miles long, with mainly bare rock eastern slopes. They lie 3 miles southeast of Marble Hills and form the south segment of the west wall of Horseshoe Valley, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. Independence Hills were mapped by United...
, at the south extremity of the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, 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...
. 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) for Bruce B. Redpath, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysicist on the South Pole-Queen Maud Land Traverse I, 1964-65.