Blake Peak (Antarctica)

Blake Peak (76°1′S 143°44′W) is an isolated peak on the southwest side of Siemiatkowski Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dale G. Blake, ionospheric scientist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]

References
  1. "Antarctica Detail - Blake Peak". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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