Howell Peak

Howell Peak (70°58′S 160°0′E) is a small rock peak, 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) high, on the northwestern end of the Daniels Range in the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Kenneth R. Howell, a United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist at South Pole Station, 1967–68.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Howell Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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