Owen Peak
| Owen Peak | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 53 '3 " S , 63 ° 6' 41" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Owen Peak is around 1700 m high mountain in the eastern Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It projects on the south side of Gruening Glacier inland of on the Black Coast located Hilton Inlet on.
He was discovered on November 21, 1947 during a flight during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948). The expedition leader Finn Ronne named him Mount Russell Owen after Russell Owen (1889-1952), a journalist for the New York Times and reporter for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-1930). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names changed this name to its current form in 1966.
Web links
- Owen peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Owen Peak on geographic.org (English)