Waitt Peaks () is a cluster of pointed peaks, mostly snow-covered, at the southwest end of a large horseshoe-shaped ridge. Located 4 nautical miles (7 km) northwest of
Schirmacher Massif Schirmacher Massif () is an island-like mountain massif in the east part of Palmer Land. The feature is surrounded by the flow of the Rankin Glacier, Rankin and Cline Glaciers, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Rowley Massif. Mapped by United Sta ...
in the east part of
Palmer Land
Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...
. Mapped by
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) in 1974. 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 geologist
Richard B. Waitt, a member of the USGS geological and mapping party to the
Lassiter Coast The Lassiter Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams. The northern portion of this coast was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service ...
, 1972–73.
Mountains of Palmer Land
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