Mount Kaschak

Mount Kaschak is a peak, 1,580 metres (5,200 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Gambacorta Peak in the southern Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped from United States Geological Survey surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John P. Kaschak, an aviation machinist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1958.[1]

Mount Kaschak
Mount Kaschak
Highest point
Elevation1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Coordinates84°2′S 56°40′W
Geography
Location Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeNeptune Range

References

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


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