Fadden Peak

Fadden Peak (85°29′S 142°43′W / 85.483°S 142.717°W / -85.483; -142.717Coordinates: 85°29′S 142°43′W / 85.483°S 142.717°W / -85.483; -142.717) is a peak, 920 metres (3,020 ft) high, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) east of Cressey Peak, between the southeast edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Watson Escarpment. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dean E. Fadden, a utilitiesman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fadden Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-13.

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