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Kelley Peak (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 80°10′S 82°50′W / 80.167°S 82.833°W / -80.167; -82.833
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Kelley Peak (Antarctica)
Location of Kelley Peak in the Heritage Range, West Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation1,710 metres (5,600 ft)[1]
Coordinates80°10′S 82°50′W / 80.167°S 82.833°W / -80.167; -82.833
Geography
LocationWest Antarctica
Parent rangeHeritage Range
Climbing
Easiest routebasic snow/ice climb

Kelley Peak is a peak, 1,710 metres (5,600 ft) high, forming the south end of the Liberty Hills in the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for air crewman Charles C. Kelley of the United States Navy who perished in the crash of the LC-47 aircraft on the Ross Ice Shelf on February 2, 1966.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kelley Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-17.

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