Martens Peak
| Martens Peak | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wisconsin Range , Horlick Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 131 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Martens Peak is a rocky mountain peaks in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . In the Horlick Mountains it looms in the northeastern part of the Ford Nunatakker in the Wisconsin Range .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it on the basis of its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Edward A. Martens, radio operator for the winter crews at Byrd Station in 1960 and at McMurdo Station in 1965.
Web links
- Martens Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Martens Peak on geographic.org (English)