Smith Peak (72°10′S 99°18′W / 72.167°S 99.300°W / -72.167; -99.300) is a prominent peak of the Walker Mountains on Thurston Island, Antarctica. It rises southeast of the head of Potaka Inlet and 6 mi (9.7 km) east-northeast of Mount Hubbard. It was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946 and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dean C. Smith, aviation pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) in 1928–30.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Smith Peak: Antarctica". ITA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Smith Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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