Kivi Peak
| Kivi Peak | ||
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| height | 2390 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Michigan Plateau , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 129 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Kivi Peak is a 2390 m mountain in Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . On the east side of the Michigan Plateau, it marks the southern end of Cleveland Mesa .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Stephen Kivi (1940–1968), installer on the Byrd station in the year 1962.
Web links
- Kivi peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kivi Peak on geographic.org (English)