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The Ganymede Heights consist of rounded ridges with extensive rock outcrops rising to about 600 m (2,000 ft), between Jupiter Glacier and Ablation Valley on the eastern side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were mapped by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite imagery supplied by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration in cooperation with the US Geological Survey. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from association with Jupiter Glacier after Ganymede, one of the satellites of the planet Jupiter. The feature also lies close to the Galileo Cliffs, which were named for the moon's discoverer, Galileo Galilei (1564-1642).[1] The site lies within Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.147.[2]
See also
- Debussy Heights
- Herschel Heights
- Sutton Heights
References
- "Ganymede Heights". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "Ablation Valley and Ganymede Heights, Alexander Island" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 147: Measure 1. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2002. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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Die Ganymede Heights sind eine Gruppe mehr als 600 m hoher und abgerundeter Bergrücken mit zahlreichen Felsvorsprüngen an der Ostküste der westantarktischen Alexander-I.-Insel. Sie ragen zwischen dem Jupiter-Gletscher und dem Ablation Valley auf.- [en] Ganymede Heights
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