Koopman Peak
| Koopman Peak | ||
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| height | 2200 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wisconsin Range , Horlick Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 125 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Koopman peak is about 2,200 meters high mountain in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises 3 km east of the Moran Buttress on the north side of the Wisconsin Range in the Horlick Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the mountain using its own surveys and aerial photographs by the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Kenneth E. Koopman of the United States Navy, a participant in the operation Deep Freeze in 1965, 1966 and 1967.
Web links
- Koopman Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Koopman Peak on geographic.org (English)