Kranz Peak

Kranz Peak (86°31′S 155°24′W) is a peak 2,680 metres (8,800 ft) high, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of Mount Przywitowski, between the heads of Holdsworth Glacier and Bartlett Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Arthur C. Kranz, staff meteorological officer, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1966 and 1967.[1]

References
  1. "Kranz Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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