Gabbro Crest

Gabbro Crest
Gabbro Crest Pensacola Mountains
Highest point
Elevation	1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Coordinates	83°28′S 50°22′W / 83.467°S 50.367°W / -83.467; -50.367Coordinates: 83°28′S 50°22′W / 83.467°S 50.367°W / -83.467; -50.367
Geography
Location	Pensacola Mountains
Parent range	Forrestal Range

Gabbro Crest is the crest, 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high, of the mountain spur between the Sheriff Cliffs and the Vigen Cliffs on the southeastern edge of Saratoga Table, in the Forrestal Range, Antarctica. It was so named in 1979 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, at the suggestion of , a United States Geological Survey geologist, after gabbro, the dominant rock type of the Forrestal Range.^[1]

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

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