Whiting Peak
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Whiting Peak is a peak
(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
(US-ACAN) after L. Whiting, a member os the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysical field party, Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973–74 and 1974-75 field seasons.
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...
(c.1300 m) located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) east of the north part of Gaylord Ridge
Gaylord Ridge
Gaylord Ridge is a solitary north-south ridge, 2 nautical miles long, located 3 nautical miles northwest of Eilers Peak in the west part of Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after D.R...
in Nebraska Peaks
Nebraska Peaks
Nebraska Peaks is a scattered group of peaks and nunataks which lie east of Gaussiran Glacier and Merrick Glacier in the east part of Britannia Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, which was the location of the Ross Ice Shelf Project...
. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) after L. Whiting, a member os the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geophysical field party, Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973–74 and 1974-75 field seasons.