Rundle Peaks

Rundle Peaks (80°44′S 157°12′E / 80.733°S 157.200°E / -80.733; 157.200Coordinates: 80°44′S 157°12′E / 80.733°S 157.200°E / -80.733; 157.200) is a cluster of mainly ice-covered peaks at the south side of Byrd Glacier, just east of Sefton Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Arthur S. Rundle, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) parties which made glaciological and geophysical studies on the Ross Ice Shelf, 1961–62 and 1962-63.

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