Layman Peak
| Layman Peak | ||
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| height | 2560 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 179 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Layman Peak is a 2,560 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 3 miles east of Mount Bellows and 4 miles north of the McIntyre Promontory in the Queen Maud Mountains .
The mountain was discovered and photographed during the so-called Flight C during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) between February 29 and March 1, 1940. The American geophysicist Albert P. Crary (1911–1997) took part between 1957 and 1958 measurements. It is named after Frank Layman, mechanic of the teams that crossed the Ross Ice Shelf between 1957 and 1958 and the East Antarctic Victoria Land between 1958 and 1959 .
Web links
- Layman Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Layman Peak on geographic.org (English)