Fierle Peak

Fierle Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,960 m (6,430 ft)
Coordinates 83°25′S 50°58′W / 83.417°S 50.967°W / -83.417; -50.967Coordinates: 83°25′S 50°58′W / 83.417°S 50.967°W / -83.417; -50.967 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Forrestal Range

Fierle Peak is a sharp peak in Antarctica, 1,960 metres (6,430 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east-southeast of Dyrdal Peak at the southern extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys conducted by U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. It inherits its namesake from the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Fierle, a meteorologist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fierle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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