Hurst Peak
| Hurst Peak | ||
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| height | 1790 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Weber's Peaks , Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 84 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Hurst Peak is a striking 1790 m high rocky summit at the southern end of the Webers Peaks in the West Antarctic Heritage Range .
It was named by the Geological Expedition of the University of Minnesota (1963/64) after the aircraft engineer of the United States Navy James E. Hurst († 2006). Hurst served in the Navy's VX-6 Air Force Squadron during Operations Deep Freeze '63 through '65 and was a crew member on the Douglas LC-47 , which made its first flight to Ellsworth Mountains during Deep Freeze '64 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hurst Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ↑ a b Explorer's Gazette. Volume 6, Issue 2, April-June 2006. ( PDF; 2.2 MB ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link accordingly Instructions and then remove this notice. )
