Shenk Peak
| Shenk Peak | ||
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| height | 2540 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Cumulus Hills , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ S , 174 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Shenk peak is 2,540 m high and pointed mountain in the East Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the northern part of the Cumulus Hills of the Queen Maud Mountains, it rises 1.5 km southeast of Mount Kenyon between the Gillespie Glacier and the LaPrade Valley .
Participant of the Texas Tech University expedition to explore the Shackleton Glacier (1964-1965) named him after the geochemist John C. Shenk (* 1938), who was involved in this research trip.
Web links
- Shenk peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Shenk Peak on geographic.org (English)