Viennese peaks
| Viennese peaks | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 49 ′ S , 144 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Viennese Peaks are a group of nunataks in Marie-Byrd-Land in West Antarctica . In the Ford Ranges they tower 8 km northeast of Mount Passel .
Participants of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered them during overflights and named them after Murray A. Wiener (1916–1988), aurora explorer on the western base during this expedition.
Web links
- Wiener peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wiener Peaks on geographic.org (English)