Ganymede Heights

{{Short description|Topographic feature on Alexander Island, Antarctica}}

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The Ganymede Heights consist of rounded ridges with extensive rock outcrops rising to about {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}}, 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).{{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=5462 |name=Ganymede Heights |access-date=2012-04-17}} The site lies within Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.147.{{cite web |url=http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt/Att188_e.pdf |title=Ablation Valley and Ganymede Heights, Alexander Island |access-date=2013-09-11 |work=Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 147: Measure 1 |publisher=Antarctic Treaty Secretariat |year=2002}}