Bates Peak
| Bates Peak | ||
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| height | 600 m | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Desko Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 33 '24 " S , 72 ° 51' 59" W | |
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The Bates Peak is a 600 m high mountain on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island . It rises west of the Fournier Ridge in the Desko Mountains .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Commander Lawrence O. Bates of the United States Coast Guard , senior officer on USCGC Edisto during Operation Deep Freeze in 1969.
Web links
- Bates peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bates Peak on geographic.org (English)