Buettner Peak

Buettner Peak (

75°17′S 110°55′W / 75.283°S 110.917°W / -75.283; -110.917Coordinates: 75°17′S 110°55′W / 75.283°S 110.917°W / -75.283; -110.917) is a sharp peak rising midway along the north wall of Roos Glacier in the northwest part of the Mount Murphy massif, in Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for (1914–75), manager of contract logistics support provided to the U.S. Antarctic program by . This work took him to Antarctica at least five times between 1969 and 1974.

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