Jacobs Peak

Jacobs Peak (80°4′S 157°46′E / 80.067°S 157.767°E / -80.067; 157.767Coordinates: 80°4′S 157°46′E / 80.067°S 157.767°E / -80.067; 157.767) is a peak, 2,040 metres (6,700 ft) high, surmounting the northern end of the ridge which stands on the west side of Ragotzkie Glacier, in the Britannia Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John D. Jacobs, a U.S. exchange observer at Vostok Station in 1964.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacobs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-13.

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