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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] trimetrogon photography, 1958–60. Marks Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Keith E. Marks, an electronics engineer at the National Bureau of Standards, and a member of the [[Marie Byrd Land]] Traverse Party, 1959–60. | The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] trimetrogon photography, 1958–60. Marks Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Keith E. Marks, an electronics engineer at the National Bureau of Standards, and a member of the [[Marie Byrd Land]] Traverse Party, 1959–60. | ||
==Protection by the government== | |||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the peak under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[McHenry Range Conservation Zone]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||