Elfring Peak
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Elfring Peak is a peak
rising to 2600 metres (8,530.2 ft) between the lower part of Della Pia Glacier and Aster Glacier
, where the two glaciers enter Thomas Glacier
on the east side of Sentinel Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in 2006 after Christine A. Elfring, Director of the Polar Research Board of the United States National Academy of Sciences
, 1996–2006.
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...
rising to 2600 metres (8,530.2 ft) between the lower part of Della Pia Glacier and Aster Glacier
Aster Glacier
Aster Glacier is an Antarctic glacier descending the east slope of Craddock Massif and flowing between Elfring Peak and Willis Ridge into Thomas Glacier in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2006, after Richard C...
, where the two glaciers enter Thomas Glacier
Thomas Glacier
Thomas Glacier is a roughly Z-shaped glacier which drains the southeast slopes of Vinson Massif and flows for 17 nautical miles through the south part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, leaving the range south of Johnson Spur. Discovered by U.S...
on the east side of Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...
, Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
in 2006 after Christine A. Elfring, Director of the Polar Research Board of the United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
, 1996–2006.