Miranda Peaks

The Miranda Peaks (71°28′S 68°36′W) are a line of about six peaks trending in a north–south direction on the south side of Uranus Glacier, in eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were photographed by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight and were plotted from the air photos by W.L.G. Joerg. The peaks were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with Uranus Glacier after Miranda, one of the 31 moons of the planet Uranus, the seventh planet of the solar system.[1]

References
  1. "Miranda Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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