Gray Peak (Antarctica)

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Gray Peak
Map of Antarctica showing location of Gray Peak
Map of Antarctica showing location of Gray Peak
Gray Peak
Location of Gray Peak in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation2750 m (8432 ft)[1]
Coordinates84°20′S 173°56′E / 84.333°S 173.933°E / -84.333; 173.933Coordinates: 84°20′S 173°56′E / 84.333°S 173.933°E / -84.333; 173.933[1]
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeQueen Maud Mountains

Gray Peak is a prominent rock summit in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. The mountain is located on the west side of Canyon Glacier, opposite the Hughes Range. The mountain was named in 1958 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), after Thomas I. Gray, Jr., a meteorologist at Little America V.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Gray Peak, retrieved 2010.07.23


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