Kip Peak

Kip Peak (84°31′S 164°28′E / 84.517°S 164.467°E / -84.517; 164.467Coordinates: 84°31′S 164°28′E / 84.517°S 164.467°E / -84.517; 164.467) is a summit rising to over 3,000 metres (10,000 ft), located 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Tempest Peak on a northeast trending ridge, in the Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1995 after geologist Christopher A. Miller (known as "Kip") of the Ohio State University, who conducted field research in this area, 1990–91.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kip Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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