Dyrdal Peak

Dyrdal Peak (83°25′S 51°23′W / 83.417°S 51.383°W / -83.417; -51.383Coordinates: 83°25′S 51°23′W / 83.417°S 51.383°W / -83.417; -51.383) is a peak, 1,820 metres (5,970 ft) high, standing at the southwestern extremity of Saratoga Table, 2 nautical miles (4 km) west-northwest of Fierle Peak, in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Frederick F. Dyrdal, an aviation structural mechanic at Ellsworth Station, winter 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dyrdal Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-21.

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