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'''Kessens Peak''' (86°51',146°41'W) is a | [[File:Kessens-Peak.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Kessens Peak highlighted with a red circle.]] | ||
'''Kessens Peak''' (86°51',146°41'W) is a 2,660 meter high peak located 5 nautical miles southeast of [[Mount Paine]] in the [[La Gorce Mountains]], in [[Westarctica]]. | |||
[[Category: | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–63. Kessens Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Gerard R. Kessens of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6. Kessens served as a photographer during Operation Deep Freeze in 1966 and 1967. | |||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 13 November 2017, Tyler Koenig was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Kessens. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] |