Mount Jennings

Mount Jennings (72°32′S 166°15′E / 72.533°S 166.250°E / -72.533; 166.250Coordinates: 72°32′S 166°15′E / 72.533°S 166.250°E / -72.533; 166.250) is a peak rising to about 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) immediately south of Mount Roy in the Barker Range of the Victory Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Peter Jennings, a field assistant and mechanic with the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition Evans Névé field party, 1971–72.[1]

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


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