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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| Kessler Peak (USA) | 83° 37' 00.0" S | 167° 50' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 127361
Place ID: 7481
A conspicuous cone-shaped peak (2,180 m) in Queen Alexandra Range, standing at the E side of Lennox-King Glacier, 4 mi WSW of Mount Rotolante. Named by US-ACAN for Capt. Charles L. Kessler, USN, Director of Selective Service System for Virginia. Kessler was a member of the ship's party on the ByrdAE (1928-30) and revisited Antarctica in 1962 and 1965. |
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