Kessens Peak
| Kessens Peak | ||
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| height | 2660 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | La Gorce Mountains , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Kessens Peak is a 2660 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Marie-Byrd-Land . In the La Gorce Mountains it rises 8 km southeast of Mount Paine .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1963. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Gerard R. Kessens, aerial photographer with the Navy squadron VX-6 during the Operation Deep Freeze from 1966 to 1967.
Web links
- Kessens peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kessens Peak on geographic.org (English)