Goward Peak
| Goward Peak | ||
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| height | 500 m | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Desko Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 35 ′ 19 ″ S , 72 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Goward peak is approximately 500 m high and sharp mountain on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island . In the Desko Mountains it rises immediately east of the Fournier Ridge .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Richard F. Goward of the United States Coast Guard , officer on duty aboard the USCG Glacier icebreaker for Operation Deep Freeze in 1969.
Web links
- Goward peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Goward Peak on geographic.org (English)