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Coughran Peak is a peak rising to c.1700 m at the east end of Guardrail Ridge in Kyle Hills, Ross Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after William A. Coughran, long-term United States Antarctic Program (USAP) support employee who made 14 deployments to South Pole and McMurdo Stations, including three winter-over assignments, from 1984; ITT/ANS South Pole Station manager, winter 1989; National Science Foundation (NSF) McMurdo Station manager, winter 2000.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Coughran Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).Coordinates: 77°32′S 168°53′E / 77.533°S 168.883°E
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