Name details

O'Leary Peak

O'Leary Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

O'Leary Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114034

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

A peak at the north end of a spur, about 990m high, on the east side of an embayment in the Ross Ice Shelf to the east of the terminus of Ramsey Glacier. Discovered by the USASE, 1939-41, on the flight of 29 February - 1 March 1940 and named by the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Paul V O'Leary, USNR, a member of the USN Antarctic Support Force, who lost his life by accidental poisoning on 28 November 1959.

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Location

Latitude:
84° 27' 00.0" S
-84.45000°
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Longitude:
179° 14' 00.0" W
-179.23333°
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Altitude:
990 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

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Date approved:
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