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Herrin Peak

Herrin Peak (79°16′S 85°45′W / 79.267°S 85.750°W / -79.267; -85.750) is a large snow-covered peak, 1,755 metres (5,760 ft) high, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Landmark Peak on the east side of Gowan Glacier, in the Heritage Range of Antarctica. It was named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party of 1963–64 for John M. Herrin, a helicopter crew chief with the 62nd Transportation Detachment, who assisted the party.[1]

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  1. ^ "Herrin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Herrin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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