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Gifford Peaks () are a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the
* Fendorf Glacier
* Cochran Peak
* Lamb Peak
* Maagoe Peak
Gifford Peaks () are a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the 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. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of mod ...
, located between Watlack Hills and Soholt Peaks
Soholt Peaks () are a group of rugged, ice-free peaks rising between Gifford Peaks and Drake Icefall in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. They were named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party of 1962â ...
. They were named by the University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
Geological Party of 1963–64 for Chief Warrant Officer
Chief warrant officer is a military rank used by the United States Armed Forces, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Pakistan Air Force, the Israel Defense Forces, the South African National Defence Force, the Lebanese Armed Forces and, since 2012, th ...
Leonard A. Gifford, a pilot of the 62nd Transportation Detachment who aided the party.
See also
*Mountains in Antarctica
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list.
Antarctica
South Atl ...
Geographical features include:
References
Mountains of Ellsworth Land {{EllsworthLand-geo-stub