Schenck Peak
| Schenck Peak | ||
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| height | 500 m | |
| location | Rothschild Island , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Desko Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 39 '28 " S , 72 ° 20' 43" W | |
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The Schenck Peak is a 500 m high mountain on the West Antarctic Rothschild Island . In the Desko Mountains it rises 3 km southwest of Morrill Peak in the southeast of the island.
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Commander James N. Schenck (1927-2010), chief officer of the icebreaker USCGC Staten Island in Operation Deep Freeze in 1971.
Web links
- Schenck Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Schenck Peak on geographic.org (English)