Waugh Peak
| Waugh Peak | ||
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| height | 2430 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Waugh peak is 2,430 m high and rocky mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains it rises southeast of the Breyer Mesa on the western flank of the Amundsen Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1967 after Douglas Waugh, from 1963 chief cartographer of the Geological Society of America , who played a key role in the company's cartography program.
Web links
- Waugh peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Waugh Peak on geographic.org (English)