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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Wiener Peaks (USA) 76° 49' 00.0" S 144° 30' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 133678 Place ID: 16019

Group of nunataks 5 mi NE of Mount Passel in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. Discovered on aerial flights over this area by the USAS (1939-41) and named for Murray A. Wiener, auroral observer at West Base during this expedition.

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