Chappell Peak
| Chappell Peak | ||
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| height | 1860 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Enterprise Hills , Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ S , 82 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Chappell Peak is a 1,860 m high mountain in the southwest of the Enterprise Hills in West Antarctica . It is located at the northern end of the Horseshoe Valley , about 6 kilometers south of Schoeck Peak and a few kilometers southeast of Guarcello Peak .
The mountain was mapped as part of the Enterprise Hills survey in 1961-66 through field surveys and aerial photography by the United States Navy . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Richard L. Chappell, who worked as a research assistant on the American Antarctic station Little America V in 1957 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chappell Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 16, 2010.
