Peacock Heights

Peacock Heights (

81°33′S 158°45′E / 81.550°S 158.750°E / -81.550; 158.750Coordinates: 81°33′S 158°45′E / 81.550°S 158.750°E / -81.550; 158.750) is a bold array of peaks and ridges, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, extending east-southeast from Mount Nares in the Churchill Mountains. The feature rises from about 600 m on Starshot Glacier to about 2600 m near Mount Nares and forms the divide between Flynn Glacier and Donnally Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after (Peacock Peak, q.v.), Director, in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences, National Science Foundation, 1975–87; for , 1988–91; , 1991–2002, concurrently serving as Head, in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of .

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Peacock Heights". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)