Chapin Peak () is a prominent rock
peak, high, on the west side of
Reedy Glacier
The Reedy Glacier is a major glacier in Antarctica, over 160 km (100 mi) long and from 10 to 19 km (6 to 12 mi) wide, descending from the polar plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf between the Michigan Plateau and Wisconsin Range, and ...
, standing southeast of
Stich Peak in the
Quartz Hills. It was mapped by the
United States Geological Survey (USGS) surveys and from
U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
for Captain
Howard Chapin,
United States Marine Corps, pilot with U.S. Navy Squadron
VX-6 at
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research station on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the Unit ...
, 1962–63 season.
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References
Mountains of Marie Byrd Land
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