Doumani Peak

Not to be confused with Mount Doumani.

Doumani Peak (77°7′S 126°3′W / 77.117°S 126.050°W / -77.117; -126.050Coordinates: 77°7′S 126°3′W / 77.117°S 126.050°W / -77.117; -126.050) is a subsidiary peak, 2,675 metres (8,780 ft) high, on the southern slopes of Mount Sidley in the Executive Committee Range, Marie Byrd Land. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George A. Doumani, a Traverse Seismologist at Byrd Station, a member of the Executive Committee Range Traverse (February 1959) and Marie Byrd Land Traverse (1959–60) that carried out surveys of this area.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Doumani Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-27.

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