Feature Name (see definition): Mimas Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10021

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 56' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 069° 36' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.9333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -69.6

Elevation (see definition): 1000

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Sharp conspicuous peak, 1,000 m, rising W of the head of Saturn Glacier and 9 mi W of Dione Nunataks in the SE part of Alexander Island. First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on Nov. 23, 1935, and mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Seen from a distance in 1949 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and roughly positioned. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for its association with Saturn Glacier, Mimas being one of the satellites of Saturn. The peak and surrounding area were first mapped in detail from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947-48, by Searle of the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960.

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