Kester Peaks

Kester Peaks
Kester Peaks Pensacola Mountains
Highest point
Coordinates	82°49′S 48°23′W / 82.817°S 48.383°W / -82.817; -48.383Coordinates: 82°49′S 48°23′W / 82.817°S 48.383°W / -82.817; -48.383
Geography
Location	Pensacola Mountains
Parent range	Forrestal Range

The Kester Peaks are three aligned rock peaks standing together 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Mount Malville on the east side of the Forrestal Range, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a photographer with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze in 1964.^[1]

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

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