Serpan Peak

Serpan Peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,445 m (4,741 ft)
Coordinates 83°34′S 54°50′W / 83.567°S 54.833°W / -83.567; -54.833Coordinates: 83°34′S 54°50′W / 83.567°S 54.833°W / -83.567; -54.833 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Neptune Range

Serpan Peak is a small peak in Antarctica, 1,445 m, surmounting Washington Escarpment just west of Rivas Peaks in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Robert D. Serpan, an aerologist with the Neptune Range field party of 1963-64.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Serpan Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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