Dickens Peak

Dickens Peak (

72°8′S 99°19′W / 72.133°S 99.317°W / -72.133; -99.317Coordinates: 72°8′S 99°19′W / 72.133°S 99.317°W / -72.133; -99.317) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) north-northwest of Smith Peak in the Walker Mountains of north-central Thurston Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Aviation Machinist's Mate , an aircrewman in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which obtained aerial photographs of this peak and adjacent coastal areas, 1946–47.^[1]

See also[]

• Mountains in Antarctica

Maps[]

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References[]

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