Engel Peaks

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The Engel Peaks ( 69°32′S63°8′W / 69.533°S 63.133°W / -69.533; -63.133 Coordinates: 69°32′S63°8′W / 69.533°S 63.133°W / -69.533; -63.133 ) are a group of three peaks, the highest at 1,460 metres (4,790 ft), extending in a northwest–southeast direction for 4 miles (6.4 km), standing 15 miles (24 km) west of Cape Rymill on the east side of Palmer Land. This feature was photographed from the air in 1928 by Sir Hubert Wilkins, and again in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service who also sledge surveyed along this coast. The peaks were resighted by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, under Finn Ronne, who named them for Bud Engel, president of the Albert Richard Division of the Osterman Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who contributed garments suitable for winter use to the expedition. [1]

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Cape Rymill is a steep, metamorphic rock cliff standing opposite the central part of Hearst Island and jutting out from the icecap along the east coast of Palmer Land. Named for John Rymill by members of the East Base of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) who charted this coast by land and from the air in 1940. Rymill was the leader of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), and in 1936 sledged eastward across Antarctic Peninsula to 6945S, 6328W.

Palmer Land geographic region

Palmer Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south.

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Engel Peaks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System ).

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