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Rivas Peaks
Rivas
Peaks
is
a line
of rock peaks in
Antarctica
that
jut
westward
for 2
nautical miles
from the south
part of
Torbert Escarpment
in the
Neptune Range
,
Pensacola Mountains
. They were mapped by the
United States Geological Survey
from
surveys
and U.S.
Navy
air
photos
from 1956–66. They were named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Merced
G. Rivas, a radioman at
Ellsworth Station
during the winter of
1958
.