Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Friedmann Peak (USA) | 79° 51' 00.0" S | 156° 45' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 136021
Place ID: 17476
A prominent peak rising to 1920 m in the central part of Kennett Ridge, Darwin Mountains. Named after Roseli Ocampo Friedmann, professor of microbiology, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, who worked five austral summers in McMurdo Dry Valleys; co-discoverer there (with E. Imre Friedmann) of endolithic microorganisms in the Beacon sandstone, 1976. |
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