Gifford Peaks
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Gifford Peaks is a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the Heritage Range
, located between Watlack Hills
and Soholt Peaks
. Named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer
Leonard A. Gifford, pilot of the 62nd Transportation Detachment, who aided the party.
Gifford Peaks is a line of sharp peaks and ridges along the escarpment at the west side of the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
, located between Watlack Hills
Watlack Hills
Watlack Hills is a line of mainly ice-free hills, 10 nautical miles long, bounded by the White Escarpment, Splettstoesser Glacier, and Dobbratz Glacier, in the Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer Richard G...
and Soholt Peaks
Soholt Peaks
Soholt Peaks is a group of rugged, ice-free peaks rising between Gifford Peaks and Drake Icefall in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Donald E. Soholt, geologist with that party....
. Named by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Geological Party, 1963–64, for Chief Warrant Officer
Chief Warrant Officer
Chief warrant officer is a military rank used by the Canadian Forces and the Israel Defence Forces.-Canada:In the Canadian Forces, a chief warrant officer or CWO is the most senior non-commissioned member rank in the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
Leonard A. Gifford, pilot of the 62nd Transportation Detachment, who aided the party.