Hutt Peak

Hutt Peak (76°1′S 132°39′W / 76.017°S 132.650°W / -76.017; -132.650Coordinates: 76°1′S 132°39′W / 76.017°S 132.650°W / -76.017; -132.650) is a small but sharply rising snow-covered peak that rises above the general level of the central part of the Mount Bursey massif, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Charles R. Hutt of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, a geomagnetist-seismologist at South Pole Station in 1970.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hutt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, July 05, 2012. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.