Ainley Peak
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Ainley Peak () is a prominent peak, 1240 m, located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Post Office Hill in east Ross Island. Named after David G. Ainley, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, CA, a United States Antarctic Program (USAP) ornithologist who studied penguin and skua populations at Cape Crozier and McMurdo Sound in six seasons, 1969-70 to 1983-84.
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