Templeton Peak
| Templeton Peak | ||
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| height | 1400 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Saint Johns Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 17 '30 " S , 161 ° 50' 2" E | |
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The Templeton Peak is a 1400 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Saint Johns Range it rises 2.2 km southwest of Mount Swinford from a ridge between the Ringer Valley and the Deshler Valley .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named him in 2005 after the New Zealand diplomat and politician Malcolm Templeton (1924-2017), author of the book A Wise Adventure - New Zealand and the Antarctic 1920-1960 ( ISBN 0-86473-403-4 ).
Web links
- Templeton peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Templeton Peak on geographic.org (English)