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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| Schoening Peak (USA) | 78° 31' 36.0" S | 85° 27' 57.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 136327
Place ID: 18286
A high, steep and rocky peak (4743 m) at the E edge of the summit plateau of Vinson Massif, 1.8 mi E of Mount Vinson. Named by US-ACAN (2006) after Peter K. Schoening (1936-2004), member of the 1966-67 American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition that made the first ascent of Vinson Massif and other high mountains in the Sentinel Range. |
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