Martens Peak

Martens Peak (85°34′S 131°2′W) is a rock peak in the northeastern part of the Ford Nunataks, in the Wisconsin Range of the Horlick Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Edward A. Martens, a radioman with the winter party at Byrd Station in 1960 and at McMurdo Station in 1965.[1]

References
  1. "Martens Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

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