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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Galicia Peak (BGR) | 78° 30' 30.0" S | 85° 42' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 137102
Place ID: 18748
The peak rising to 4500 m in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 5.02 km S of Mount Shinn (4661 m), 2.62 km NNW of the summit Mount Vinson (4892 m), 840 m N of Branscomb Peak (4520 m) and 5.5 km ESE of Knutzen Peak (3373 m). Surmounting Jacobsen Valley to the E and Branscomb Glacier to the N and W. US mapping in 1988. Named after the Spanish region of Galicia in connection with the peak"s ascent by the Spaniard Miguel Ángel on 28 December 2004. |
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