Staccato Peaks (71°47′S 70°39′W / 71.783°S 70.650°W / -71.783; -70.650Coordinates: 71°47′S 70°39′W / 71.783°S 70.650°W / -71.783; -70.650) is a series of rock peaks extending 11 miles (18 km) in a north-south direction, rising to about 940 m with Hageman Peak being the highest peak of the Staccato Peaks, rising from the snowfields 20 miles (32 km) south of the Walton Mountains in the south part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The peaks were first sighted from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and mapped from photos taken on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee, refers to the precipitous and abrupt way in which the peaks rise from the surrounding snowfields and is associated with other musical names in the vicinity.
Read more about Staccato Peaks: 2012 British Antarctic Survey Expedition
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