Whiting Peak () is a
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
(c.1300 m) located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) east of the north part of
Gaylord Ridge in
Nebraska Peaks. 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) after
L. Whiting, a member of the
United States Antarctic Research Program
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...
(USARP) geophysical field party,
Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973–74 and 1974-75 field seasons.
It has an elevation of 307 metres (1007 ft) and a prominence of 27 metres (89 ft) in the Metacomet Ridge.
Mountains of Oates Land
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