Olson Peaks () are two close-lying peaks, the higher 1,335 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of
Cape Lankester
Cape Lankester () is a high, rounded, snow-covered cape at the south side of the entrance to Mulock Inlet, along the west edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and probably named fo ...
on the north side of
Bertoglio Glacier. Mapped by the
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959–63. Named by
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 ...
(US-ACAN) for
Gary D. Olson, a member of the
U.S. Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
aviation support unit for
Topo North and
Topo South (1961–62) which conducted the tellurometer surveys.
Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Hillary Coast
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