Overton Peak
| Overton Peak | ||
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| height | 550 m | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Desko Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 41 ′ 5 ″ S , 71 ° 59 ′ 52 ″ W | |
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The Overton Peak is an approximately 550 m high mountain on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island . It rises at the southeast end of the Desko Mountains .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Commander Robert H. Overton of the United States Coast Guard , senior officer on the USCGC Westwind during Operation Deep Freeze in 1971.
Web links
- Overton peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Overton Peak on geographic.org (English)