Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Crandall Peak (USA) | 71° 27' 00.0" S | 168° 41' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 123902
Place ID: 3084
A mostly snow-covered peak (1,840 m) located mid-way along the W wall of Pitkevitch Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Eugene D. Crandall, USNR, Aircraft Commander (LC-130F) with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. |
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