Davey Peak

Davey Peak (75°53′S 115°45′W) is a small rock peak 1,855 metres (6,090 ft) high, 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Scudder Peak on the south side of Toney Mountain, Marie Byrd Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gary R. Davey, a meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1966.[1]

References
  1. "Davey Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

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