Kosky Peak
| Kosky Peak | ||
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| height | 2200 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Welch Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 56 '42 " S , 63 ° 27' 32" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Kosky Peak is a 2200 m high mountain in Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 2.5 km south of Mount Nordhill in the east ridge of the Welch Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 after Harry G. Kosky of the United States Coast Guard , captain of USCGC Westwind in the squadron that served as part of Operation Deep Freeze in 1971 operated in the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula.
Web links
- Kosky Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kosky Peak on geographic.org (English)