Berry Peaks

The Berry Peaks (85°26′S 138°32′W) are a small group of peaks 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the terminus of Reedy Glacier, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William Berry, a radioman in the Byrd Station winter party of 1961.[1]

Descriptively-named Scallop Ridge is an undulating ridge, 3 nautical miles (6 km) long, forming the southwest portion of the Berry Peaks.[2]

Gallaher Peak stands 1,005 metres (3,300 ft) high. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after James T. Gallaher, an electrician with the Byrd Station winter party, 1958.[3]

7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) southeast of the Berry Peaks are Cohen Nunatak and Racine Nunatak.[4][5] Approximately 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest are the Bender Mountains.[6]

References
  1. "Berry Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. "Scallop Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  3. "Gallaher Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  4. "Cohen Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  5. "Racine Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  6. "Bender Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-02-06.

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