Dow Peak

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Dow Peak
Highest point
Coordinates71°3′S 163°4′E / 71.050°S 163.067°E / -71.050; 163.067Coordinates: 71°3′S 163°4′E / 71.050°S 163.067°E / -71.050; 163.067
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeBowers Mountains

Dow Peak (

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71°3′S 163°4′E / 71.050°S 163.067°E / -71.050; 163.067) is a peak located 2 nautical miles (4 km) east-southeast of Mount Sturm in the Bowers Mountains, a major mountain range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition to northern Victoria Land, 1967–68, for its senior geologist, . The peak lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dow Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-27.

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