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Delta Peak

Coordinates: 86°35′S 147°30′W / 86.583°S 147.500°W / -86.583; -147.500
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Delta Peak [1] (86°35′S 147°30′W / 86.583°S 147.500°W / -86.583; -147.500) is a very sharp peak marking a pronounced corner point on Ackerman Ridge, 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of Mount Gjertsen, in the La Gorce Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1969–70, because as seen from the south the colorful rock strata present a well visible form that is suggestive of the Greek letter Delta.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Delta Peak". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ "Delta Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Delta Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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