King Peak (Antarctica)
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King Peak () is a rock peak (2,200 m) surmounting the east extremity of the Bermel Escarpment, 1.5 miles westnorthwest of Mount Powell, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960-61. It was named for Clarence King, the first director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1879-81. Other peaks in the vicinity are named for subsequent directors of the USGS.
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