Ahmadjian Peak
| Ahmadjian Peak | ||
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| height | 2910 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 168 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Ahmadjian Peak is a 2910 m high mountain in the Queen Alexandra chain of the Transantarctic Mountains . It is located about 7 km southwest of Mount Fox .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1965 after the American biologist Vernon Ahmadjian (1930-2012) from Clark University , who worked for the United States Antarctic Research Program from 1963 to 1964 at McMurdo Station .
Web links
- Ahmadjian Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ahmadjian Peak on geographic.org (English)