Skua Gull Peak
Skua Gull Peak (76°51′S 145°25′W / 76.850°S 145.417°WCoordinates: 76°51′S 145°25′W / 76.850°S 145.417°W) is a peak with a small lake enclosed near the summit, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Saunders Mountain and 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of Mount Stancliff in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered in November 1934 by a sledging party of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) and so named because of the skua gull rookery found there.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Skua Gull Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
- Marie Byrd Land geography stubs