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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| Sherwin Peak (USA) | 82° 37' 00.0" S | 161° 48' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 131527
Place ID: 13163
Peak, 2,290 m, surmounting the E side of Otago Glacier 5 mi SE of Mount Chivers, in the N part of Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by US-ACAN for James S. Sherwin, ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1958. |
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