Zurn Peak
Aerial view of Toney Mountain with Zurn Peak in the upper center
Highest point
Elevation1,515 m (4,970 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates75°44′S 115°40′W / 75.733°S 115.667°W / -75.733; -115.667
Geography
LocationMarie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Zurn Peak (75°44′S 115°40′W / 75.733°S 115.667°W / -75.733; -115.667) is a rocky peak (1,515 m) rising from the north edge of Toney Mountain, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Richmond Peak and just east of Roberts Cirque, in Marie Byrd Land.

Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–71, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter Zürn, Station Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, in 1972.

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


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