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 [[File:Swanson2.jpg|thumb|Walgreen Peak, shown at the end of the Sarnoff Mountains]]
-'''Walgreen Peak''' (77°3′S 145°43′W) is a prominent rock peak (570 m) which forms the northwest extremity of the [[Sarnoff Mountains]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of Westarctica. It was mapped by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–41), under the command of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and was named for Charles R. (Buck) Walgreen Jr., vice president of Walgreen Co., who contributed malted milk powder used on the exhibition.
+'''Walgreen Peak''' (77°3′S 145°43′W) is a prominent rock peak (570 m) which forms the northwest extremity of the [[Sarnoff Mountains]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]].
+==Discovery and name==
+It was mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service Expedition (1939–41), under the command of Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. Walgreen Peak was named for Charles R. (Buck) Walgreen Jr., vice president of Walgreen Co., who contributed malted milk powder used on the exhibition.
+[[Category: Mountains]]