University Peak (Antarctica)

University Peak is a peak at the head of University Valley, 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-southwest of West Beacon, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by United States Antarctic Program (USARP) researchers Heinz Janetschek, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1961–62, and Fiorenzo Ugolini, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1961–62, after their respective university affiliation, Leopold-Franzens-Universitat at Innsbruck, Austria, and Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]

For other uses, see University Peak.
University Peak
University Peak
Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation2,021 m (6,631 ft)
Coordinates77°52′S 160°44′E 
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeQuartermain Mountains

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: University Peak


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