Mount Korsch

Mount Korsch (82°52′S 160°56′E) is a pyramidal peak, rising to about 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) on the northwest margin of Markham Plateau, Queen Elizabeth Range, Antarctica, 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of Mount Markham. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1988 after geologist Russell J. Korsch who, with E. Stump and D. Egerton, climbed and geologically mapped this peak on December 3, 1985, as a member of a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party. Korsch was a member of USARP field parties, 1968–69 and 1985–86, and of New Zealand Antarctic Research Program field parties, 1982–83 and 1984–85.[1]

References
  1. "Mount Korsch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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