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'''Kessens Peak''' (86°51',146°41'W) is a peak, 2,660 m high, located 5 nautical miles southeast of [[Mount Paine]] in the [[La Gorce Mountains]], in Westarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Kessens of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, a photographer on Operation Deep Freeze in 1966 and 1967. | '''Kessens Peak''' (86°51',146°41'W) is a peak, 2,660 m high, located 5 nautical miles southeast of [[Mount Paine]] in the [[La Gorce Mountains]], in Westarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Kessens of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, a photographer on Operation Deep Freeze in 1966 and 1967. | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 15 July 2019
Kessens Peak (86°51',146°41'W) is a peak, 2,660 m high, located 5 nautical miles southeast of Mount Paine in the La Gorce Mountains, in Westarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Kessens of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, a photographer on Operation Deep Freeze in 1966 and 1967.