Lanz Peak

Lanz Peak (

77°17′S 86°17′W / 77.283°S 86.283°W / -77.283; -86.283Coordinates: 77°17′S 86°17′W / 77.283°S 86.283°W / -77.283; -86.283) is a peak, 1,570 metres (5,150 ft) high, near the extreme northern end of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It is 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Mount Weems and is the middle one of a group of three peaks lying in a northeast–southwest direction. The peak was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , a radio operator on three Ellsworth Antarctic expeditions between 1933 and 1936.^[1]

See also[]

• Mountains in Antarctica

References[]

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