Miranda Peaks
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The Miranda Peaks (71°28′S 68°36′W / 71.467°S 68.600°W) are a line of about six peaks trending in a north–south direction on the south side of Uranus Glacier, in eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and were plotted from the air photos by W.L.G. Joerg. The peaks were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with Uranus Glacier after Miranda, one of the 31 moons of the planet Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System.[1]
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- ^ "Miranda Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Miranda Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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