Elder Peak
Elder Peak (81°7′S 157°20′E / 81.117°S 157.333°ECoordinates: 81°7′S 157°20′E / 81.117°S 157.333°E) is a peak at the north margin of Chapman Snowfield in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. The peak rises to 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) 6 nautical miles (11 km) southwest of Mount Wharton. It was named after , a United States Geological Survey topographic engineer with the Topo North – Topo South survey expedition in these mountains, 1961–62.[1]
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- ^ "Elder Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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