Fierle Peak
From Wikishire
| Fierle Peak | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Forrestal Range | ||
| Summit: | 6,430 feet 83°24’58"S, 50°57’58"W | ||
Fierle Peak is a sharp peak rising to 6,430 feet, standing three nautical miles east-southeast of Dyrdal Peak at the southern extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land in the British Antarctic Territory.
The peak was photographed from the air by the United States Navy in 1964 and surveyed from the ground by the United States Geological Survey, 1965-66. It is named after Gerard R. Fierle, the United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist-in-charge, 'Ellsworth Station', winter 1957.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Fierle Peak
