Guarcello Peak

Guarcello Peak (79°55′S 83°10′W) is a peak, 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) high, located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of Mount Dolence in the Enterprise Hills of the Heritage Range in Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dominic Guarcello, a meteorologist at Little America V Station in 1958.[1] Guarcello Peak was first successfully climbed on December 23, 2011 by Simon Abrahams, Ralf Laier and Todd Passey.

See also
  • Mountains in Antarctica

References
  1. "Guarcello Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-10.

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