Pinet Butte.png
Pinet Butte () is a small butte comprising the westernmost portion of the
Caudal Hills, in
Victoria Land. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and
U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. 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
Paul R. Pinet, geologist 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 ...
, 1966–67.
Buttes of Antarctica
Landforms of Victoria Land
Pennell Coast
{{VictoriaLand-geo-stub