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The '''[[Bennett Nunataks]]''' are two rock [[nunatak]]s 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) apart, lying 0.5 nautical miles north of Lackey Ridge in the [[Ohio Range]] of the [[Horlick Mountains]].
'''[[Lars Christensen Peak]]''', also known as ''Lars Christensentoppen'', is the highest point at 1,640 meters (5,381 ft) on [[Peter I Island]], the physical capital of [[Westarctica]].


The nunataks were surveyed by the United States [[Antarctic]] Research Program Horlick Mountains Traverse party in December 1958. The Bennett Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John B. Bennett, a geomagnetist-seismologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1960.
The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. The peak owes its name to [[Lars Christensen]], the shipowner of the SS ''[[Odd I]]'', a [[whaling|whaling ship]] that circumnavigated the island in January 1927. It is not known whether this volcano is extinct or not, because the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation—indicating an eruption several centuries ago.


<p><small>Photographer: David Soto</small></p>
 
<p><small>Photo Credit: Bob K4UEE and Erling LA6VM</small></p>
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Peter I-Lars Christensen Peak.jpg

Lars Christensen Peak, also known as Lars Christensentoppen, is the highest point at 1,640 meters (5,381 ft) on Peter I Island, the physical capital of Westarctica.

The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation. The peak owes its name to Lars Christensen, the shipowner of the SS Odd I, a whaling ship that circumnavigated the island in January 1927. It is not known whether this volcano is extinct or not, because the upper part is apparently unmodified by glaciation—indicating an eruption several centuries ago.


Photo Credit: Bob K4UEE and Erling LA6VM

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