Mount Byerly () is a major
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
in the eastern part of the
Nash Hills
Nash Hills () is a short range of isolated mostly ice-covered hills about 25 nautical miles (46 km) northwest of Martin Hills. The feature was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958. Named by Advisory Committ ...
,
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
. It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth-Byrd Traverse Party on December 10, 1958, and named for
Perry Byerly, chairman of the Technical Panel for Seismology and Gravity of the U.S. National Committee for the
International Geophysical Year
The International Geophysical Year (IGY; french: Année géophysique internationale) was an international scientific project that lasted from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958. It marked the end of a long period during the Cold War when scientific ...
, as set up by the
U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
See also
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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 ...
References
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Mountains of Ellsworth Land
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