Kenyon Peaks
| Kenyon Peaks | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| part of | Marshall Mountains , Queen Alexandra chain | |
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| Coordinates | 84 ° 33 ' S , 163 ° 36' E | |
The Kenyon peaks are a small group of mountain peaks of basalt rock in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Marshall Mountains of the Queen Alexandra chain, they tower 5 km northwest of Storm Peak .
A team from Ohio State University to explore the Queen Alexandra chain between 1966 and 1967 named it after D. Kenyon King, who was a field research assistant on this team.
Web links
- Kenyon Peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kenyon Peaks on geographic.org (English)