Schmidt Peak
| Schmidt Peak | ||
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| height | 2310 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 144 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Schmidt Peak is a 2,310 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises on the south side of the California Plateau and marks the end of a narrow mountain ridge 5 km northeast of Parker Bluff .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Dennis C. Schmidt, aerial photographer of the VX-6 flight squadron during Operation Deep Freeze the years 1963, 1964 and 1967.
Web links
- Schmidt Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Schmidt Peak on geographic.org (English)