Messent Peak

Messent Peak (69°24′S 66°13′W / 69.400°S 66.217°W / -69.400; -66.217Coordinates: 69°24′S 66°13′W / 69.400°S 66.217°W / -69.400; -66.217) is one of the Bristly Peaks, rising to about 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) just west of Brodie Peak and 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Mount Castro in the central Antarctic Peninsula. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1977 for David R. Messent, a geodesist at the U.S. Army Topographic Command (later the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center), Palmer Station, winter party 1969.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Messent Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-20.

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