Zurn Peak
Zurn Peak | |
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![]() Aerial view of Toney Mountain with Zurn Peak in the upper center | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,515 m (4,970 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 75°44′S 115°40′W / 75.733°S 115.667°WCoordinates: 75°44′S 115°40′W / 75.733°S 115.667°W |
Geography | |
Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
Zurn Peak (75°44′S 115°40′W / 75.733°S 115.667°W) is a rocky peak (1,515 m) rising from the north edge of Toney Mountain, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Richmond Peak and just east of Roberts Cirque, in Marie Byrd Land.
Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–71, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter Zürn, Station Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, in 1972.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Zurn Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
- Marie Byrd Land geography stubs