Minaret Peak
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Minaret Peak is a distinctive rock peak
at the northwest end of the Marble Hills
in the Heritage Range
, Ellsworth Mountains
. So named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, because the peak resembles a minaret.
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...
at the northwest end of the Marble Hills
Marble Hills
Marble Hills is a group of mainly ice-free hills in West Antarctica. They are located on the west side of Horseshoe Valley, between the Liberty Hills and Independence Hills in the south part of the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains....
in 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...
, 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...
. So named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, because the peak resembles a minaret.