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Leister Peak

Coordinates: 75°9′S 113°54′W / 75.150°S 113.900°W / -75.150; -113.900
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Leister Peak (75°9′S 113°54′W / 75.150°S 113.900°W / -75.150; -113.900) is a peak 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Early Bluff in the Kohler Range, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Geoffrey L. Leister, a biologist with the United States Antarctic Research Program Marie Byrd Land Survey Party, 1966–67.[1]

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  1. ^ "Leister Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

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