Chastain Peak
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Chastain Peak is a peak
, 2255 metre high, near the center of the Moulton Escarpment
, at the western margin of the Thiel Mountains
. It was surveyed by the United States Geological Survey
Thiel Mountains party, 1960–61, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
after William W. Chastain, Aviation Structural Mechanic
, U.S. Navy, who lost his life in the crash of a P2V Neptune aircraft soon after takeoff from Wilkes Station
, November 9, 1961.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 2255 metre high, near the center of the Moulton Escarpment
Moulton Escarpment
Moulton Escarpment is a rock and ice escarpment, 8 nautical miles long, in a semi-isolated position about 10 nautical miles west of Ford Massif where it forms the western shoulder of the Thiel Mountains. Surveyed by the United States Geological Survey Thiel Mountains party, 1960-61. Named by...
, at the western margin of the Thiel Mountains
Thiel Mountains
The Thiel Mountains are an isolated, mainly snow-capped mountain range in Antarctica which are long. The mountains are located roughly between the Horlick Mountains and the Pensacola Mountains, and extend from Moulton Escarpment on the west to Nolan Pillar on the east. Major components include...
. It was surveyed by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States 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, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
Thiel Mountains party, 1960–61, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
after William W. Chastain, Aviation Structural Mechanic
Aviation Structural Mechanic
Aviation Structural Mechanic is a United States Navy occupational rating.-Duties:Aviation Structural Mechanics maintain aircraft airframe and structural components flight surfaces and controls hydraulic and pneumatic control and actuating systems and mechanisms, landing gear systems, air...
, U.S. Navy, who lost his life in the crash of a P2V Neptune aircraft soon after takeoff from Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year program in Antarctica...
, November 9, 1961.