Landmark Peak (Antarctica)
| Landmark Peak | ||
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| height | 1840 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 9 ′ 30 ″ S , 85 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Landmark Peak is a very distinctive 1,840 m high peak in the West Antarctic Heritage Range , the southern part of the Ellsworth Mountains . It is located about 9 kilometers south of the Minnesota Glacier , on the eastern side of the Gowan Glacier .
Landmark Peak got its name from a University of Minnesota geological expedition that explored the area in the summer of 1963/64. They called it Landmark (in German about landmark , orientation point) because the summit is an often used landmark for pilots in this area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Landmark Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved September 19, 2010.