Morales Peak
| Morales Peak | ||
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 Map with Metavolcanic Mountain (upper right center) and Morales Peak |
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 126 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Morales Peak is a mountain summit in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises just east of the Reedy Glacier in the southern part of Metavolcanic Mountain .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Tommy S. Morales Jr. (1937-2003), radio operator on the Byrd Station in 1962.
Web links
- Morales peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Morales Peak on geographic.org (English)