Soholt Peaks
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Soholt Peaks is a group of rugged, ice-free peaks rising between Gifford Peaks
and Drake Icefall
in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Donald E. Soholt, geologist with that party.
Gifford Peaks
.Gifford Peaks is a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the Heritage Range, located between Watlack Hills and Soholt Peaks. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer Leonard A. Gifford, pilot of the 62nd...
and Drake Icefall
Drake Icefall
Drake Icefall is an icefall 2 nautical miles wide between Soholt Peaks and Edson Hills, draining eastward from the plateau to join the general flow of Union Glacier through the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for...
in 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 the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Donald E. Soholt, geologist with that party.