Shockey Peak

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Shockey Peak
Northern-Sentinel-Map.jpg
Northern Sentinel Range map.
Highest point
Elevation2,010 metres (6,590 ft)
Coordinates77°36′S 86°47′W / 77.600°S 86.783°W / -77.600; -86.783Coordinates: 77°36′S 86°47′W / 77.600°S 86.783°W / -77.600; -86.783
Geography
Shockey Peak is located in Antarctica
Shockey Peak
Shockey Peak
Location in Antarctica
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeSentinel Range

Shockey Peak is a 2,010 m tall peak, rising 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Allen Peak near the north extremity of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. It was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for of the Branch of , U.S. Geological Survey, which prepared the 1962 map of this range.

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