Meads Peak

Meads Peak
Meads Peak

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Elevation 1,165 m (3,822 ft)
Location
Range Neptune Range
Coordinates 83°45′S 57°8′W / 83.750°S 57.133°WCoordinates: 83°45′S 57°8′W / 83.750°S 57.133°W

Meads Peak is a peak, 1,165 metres (3,820 ft) high, standing 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) off the northwest end of Hudson Ridge in the Neptune Range, 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 Edward "Buzz" C. Meads, a construction driver at Ellsworth Station in the winter of 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Meads Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

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