Peneplain Peak
| Peneplain Peak | ||
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| height | 2650 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ S , 167 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Peneplain Peak is a 2,650 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Alexandra chain of the Transantarctic Mountains, it rises in the middle of the Hampton Ridge between the Montgomerie and Mackellar glaciers .
A team of geologists from Ohio State University who worked in the area between 1967 and 1968 made the designation. It is named after a torso area ( English peneplain ) on the mountain that he discovered.
Web links
- Peneplain Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Peneplain Peak on geographic.org (English)