Kester Peaks
| Kester Peaks | ||
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| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Forrestal Range , Pensacola Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 82 ° 50 ′ S , 48 ° 23 ′ W | |
The Kester Peaks are a group of three mountains arranged one behind the other in Queen Elizabeth Land, West Antarctica . They tower 8 km south of Mount Malville on the east side of the Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped them using their own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1956 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1968 after Larry T. Kester, aerial photographer of the VX-6 flight squadron during Operation Deep Freeze of 1964.
Web links
- Kester peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kester Peaks on geographic.org (English)