Fisher Peak () is a peak rising to about , southeast of

Mount Leek Mount Leek () is a mountain standing west of Spear Glacier in the northeast part of the Hauberg Mountains, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was first observed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and was mapped by th ...

, in the

Hauberg Mountains The Hauberg Mountains () are a group of mountains of about extent, located north of Cape Zumberge and south of the Sweeney Mountains in Palmer Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, led by Fin ...

of Antarctica. It was mapped by the

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(USGS) from surveys and

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aerial photographs, 1961–67, and was climbed in December 1977 by members of a USGS field party. It was named by the

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in 1985 after Commander

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, U.S. Navy, command pilot on the first landing by LC-130 Hercules aircraft on

English Coast English Coast is a portion of the coast of Antarctica between the northern tip of Rydberg Peninsula and the Buttress Nunataks, on the west side of Palmer Land. To the west is Bryan Coast, and northward runs Rymill Coast east of Alexander Island ...

in December 1984;

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, U.S. Navy Antarctic Development Squadron Six (

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), from May 1984 to May 1985; Commanding Officer, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1987–89;

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on detail to the

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(NSF), 1989–92; Deputy Manager, Polar Operations Section, Office of Polar Programs at the NSF, from 1992.

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