Evans Peak
| Evans Peak | ||
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| height | 3950 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 85 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Evans Peak is a 3,950 m high and prominent mountain peaks in the West Antarctic Ellsworth Land . It rises 5 km east-northeast of Mount Ostenso in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains .
The University of Minnesota geological team , who undertook an expedition into the Sentinel Range between 1963 and 1964, named the summit after geologist John Evans, a participant in the expedition.
Web links
- Evans Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Evans Peak on geographic.org (English)