Dickens Peak
| Dickens Peak | ||
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| location | Thurston Island , Ellsworthland | |
| Mountains | Walker Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ S , 99 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Dickens Peak is a mountain in the center of Thurston Island before Eights Coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands . In the Walker Mountains, it rises 2.5 km north-northwest of Smith Peak .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 2003 after J. D. Dickens, a member of the flight crew of the Eastern Group of Operation Highjump (1946–1947) carried out by the United States Navy .
Web links
- Dickens peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dickens Peak on geographic.org (English)