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[[File:Merrem Peak.png|400px|thumb|Map showing location of Merrem Peak]] | |||
'''Merrem Peak''' (76°03′S 136°03′W) is a prominent peak of 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) high that is the secondary summit and is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the Berlin Crater on [[Mount Berlin]]. | '''Merrem Peak''' (76°03′S 136°03′W) is a prominent peak of 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) high that is the secondary summit and is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the Berlin Crater on [[Mount Berlin]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The peak was discovered and charted by the Pacific Coast Survey Party, led by Leonard Berlin, of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service in December 1940 and subsequently mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos collected during the years 1959-66. Merrem Peak was named by US-ACAN in honor of Frank H. Merrem, Jr., an ionospheric physicist and Scientific Leader at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1970. | The peak was discovered and charted by the Pacific Coast Survey Party, led by Leonard Berlin, of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service in December 1940 and subsequently mapped by the USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos collected during the years 1959-66. Merrem Peak was named by US-ACAN in honor of Frank H. Merrem, Jr., an ionospheric physicist and Scientific Leader at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1970. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 12 January 2025, Adam Sylvia was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Merrem in recognition of his support for [[Westarctica]]. His Lordship's title is named for this feature. | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||