Marshall Peak

Marshall Peak

Marshall Peak (71°9′S 61°32′W / 71.15°S 61.533°W / -71.15; -61.533) is a peak, 1,205 m, which is ice covered except for its rocky northeast side, standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the head of Palmer Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land. This coast was first explored in 1940 by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), but the peak was first charted by a joint party consisting of members of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) and Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947. Named by the FIDS for Norman B. Marshall, zoologist at the FIDS Hope Bay base in 1945-46.

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