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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] trimetrogon photography collected during the years 1958–60. Chang Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Feng-Keng (Frank) Chang, a Traverse Seismologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1959, and a member of the [[Marie Byrd Land]] Traverse Party that explored this area during the 1959–60 research season. | The peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] trimetrogon photography collected during the years 1958–60. Chang Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Feng-Keng (Frank) Chang, a Traverse Seismologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1959, and a member of the [[Marie Byrd Land]] Traverse Party that explored this area during the 1959–60 research season. | ||
==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: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] | ||