Feature Name (see definition): Scripps Heights

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13465

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 69° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 063° 40' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.6666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962

Description (see definition): Rugged heights which are largely ice covered, surmounting the peninsula between Casey and Lurabee Glaciers on the E coast of Palmer Land. Deeply scarred by glaciers, the heights terminate on the E in Cape Walcott. Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in his pioneer flight on Dec. 20, 1928. Thinking the feature to be a large island lying between two great transverse channels which completely severed Antarctic Peninsula, he named it Scripps Island for William Scripps of Detroit, MI. Correlation of aerial photographs taken by Lincoln Ellsworth in 1935 and preliminary reports of the findings of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37, led W.L.G. Joerg to interpret this to be a peninsula. In published reports, members of the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) have concurred in this interpretation which was also borne out by the results of subsequent flights and a sledge trip from East Base by members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) in 1940.

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