Shockey Peak

Shockey Peak

Northern Sentinel Range map.
Highest point
Elevation 2,010 metres (6,590 ft)
Coordinates 77°36′S 86°47′W / 77.600°S 86.783°W / -77.600; -86.783Coordinates: 77°36′S 86°47′W / 77.600°S 86.783°W / -77.600; -86.783
Geography
Shockey Peak

Location in Antarctica

Location Antarctica
Parent range Sentinel Range

Shockey Peak is a 2,010 m tall peak, rising 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Allen Peak near the north extremity of the main ridge of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. It was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Charles C. Shockey of the Branch of Special Maps, U.S. Geological Survey, which prepared the 1962 map of this range.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Shockey Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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