Ainley Peak
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Ainley Peak is a prominent peak
, 1240 metres (4,068.2 ft) high, located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Post Office Hill
in east Ross Island
. Named after David G. Ainley, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California
, a United States Antarctic Program
ornithologist who studied penguin
and skua
populations at Cape Crozier
and McMurdo Sound
in six seasons, 1969–70 to 1983–84.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 1240 metres (4,068.2 ft) high, located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Post Office Hill
Post Office Hill
Post Office Hill is a prominent hill in Antarctica, 430 m, standing 4 nautical miles northwest of The Knoll and overlooking the Adelie penguin rookery of Cape Crozier, Ross Island...
in east Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Named after David G. Ainley, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California
Stinson Beach, California
Stinson Beach is a census-designated place in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located east-southeast of Bolinas, at an elevation of 26 feet . The population of the Stinson Beach CDP was 632 at the 2010 census.Stinson Beach is about a 35-minute...
, a United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program
United States Antarctic Program is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the continent of Antarctica. It co-ordinates research and the operational support for research in the region...
ornithologist who studied penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
and skua
Skua
The skuas are a group of seabirds with about seven species forming the family Stercorariidae and the genus Stercorarius. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America....
populations at Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier
Cape Crozier is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 during James Clark Ross's expedition with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was named after Francis Crozier, captain of HMS Terror...
and McMurdo Sound
McMurdo Sound
The ice-clogged waters of Antarctica's McMurdo Sound extend about 55 km long and wide. The sound opens into the Ross Sea to the north. The Royal Society Range rises from sea level to 13,205 feet on the western shoreline. The nearby McMurdo Ice Shelf scribes McMurdo Sound's southern boundary...
in six seasons, 1969–70 to 1983–84.