Kinsella Peak

Kinsella Peak
Kinsella Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)
Coordinates 83°41′S 56°53′W / 83.683°S 56.883°W / -83.683; -56.883Coordinates: 83°41′S 56°53′W / 83.683°S 56.883°W / -83.683; -56.883 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Neptune Range

Kinsella Peak is a peak along the south side of Gale Ridge, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Mount Cowart, in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William R. Kinsella, an electronics technician at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kinsella Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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