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Overton Peak

Coordinates: 69°41′S 71°58′W / 69.683°S 71.967°W / -69.683; -71.967
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Overton Peak is a peak in the Desko Mountains, rising to about 550 metres (1,800 ft) at the southeast end of Rothschild Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander Robert H. Overton, U.S. Coast Guard, Executive Officer, USCGC Westwind, U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1971.[1]

Further reading

• J.L. SMELLIE, Lithostratigraphy of Miocene-Recent, alkaline volcanic fields in the Antarctic Peninsula and eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctic Science 71 (3): 362-378 (1999)

References

  1. ^ "Overton Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

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

69°41′S 71°58′W / 69.683°S 71.967°W / -69.683; -71.967


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