Lavallee Peak
Lavallee Peak (72°4′S 164°56′E) is a peak 2,175 metres (7,140 ft) high just northwest of Gibraltar Peak in the West Quartzite Range of Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–1964, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant David O. Lavallee, U.S. Navy, a biological diver at McMurdo Station during the summers of 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1966–67.[1]
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