Ellerbeck Peak

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ellerbeck Peak (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a peak rising to 685 m on the south side of Sorling Valley, South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1987 for Lieutenant Commander John A. Ellerbeck DSC, Royal Navy. During the Falklands War he was pilot in command of the helicopter from HMS ENDURANCE that attacked and disabled the submarine Santa Fe during the retaking of Grytviken, April 25, 1982.

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


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