Leininger Peak
| Leininger Peak | ||
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| height | 1135 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 36 ′ 56 ″ S , 62 ° 18 ′ 21 ″ W | |
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The Leininger Peak is a 1135 m high mountain in Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Wilkins Coast, it looms on the north side of the base of the Eielson Peninsula .
Aerial photographs were taken during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948), whose participants carried out on-site measurements together with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947. Expedition leader Finn Ronne named him after Commander Joseph Edward Leininger (1911-1996) of the reserve forces of the United States Navy , who helped Ronnes Expedition as a loading logistician for the transport ships used on the research trip.
Web links
- Leininger Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Leininger Peak on geographic.org (English)