Olliver Peak
| Olliver Peak | ||
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| height | 630 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 173 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Olliver Peak is a 630 m high mountain at the Amundsen-coast in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It is the northwesternmost peak of the Gabbro Hills and rises on the eastern flank of the mouth of the Barrett Glacier in the Ross Ice Shelf .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 by Commander George R. Olliver from the United States Navy , which the unsuccessful attempt to start an on Dec. 22, 1955 de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter near the Cape Bird on Ross Island was injured .
Web links
- Olliver peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Olliver Peak on geographic.org (English)