Sierra DuFief
The Sierra DuFief (64°52′S 63°28′W / 64.867°S 63.467°WCoordinates: 64°52′S 63°28′W / 64.867°S 63.467°W) is a mountain range 4 nautical miles (7 km) long with numerous sharp peaks, the highest at 1,415 metres (4,640 ft), extending in a northeast–southwest direction in the south part of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named by Gerlache for , then general secretary of the Belgian Royal Geographical Society.[1]
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- ^ "DuFief, Sierra". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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- Mountain ranges of the Palmer Archipelago
- Wiencke Island
- Palmer Archipelago geography stubs