Nickell Peak
Nickell Peak (77°19′S 161°28′E / 77.317°S 161.467°ECoordinates: 77°19′S 161°28′E / 77.317°S 161.467°E) is an ice free peak standing at the west side of Victoria Upper Lake, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of Sponsors Peak, in Victoria Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , manager of the , and of the at McMurdo Station. He died accidentally on May 15, 1974, when a truck he was driving left the road between McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
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