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Curphey Peaks (71°18′S 163°23′E / 71.3°S 163.383°E) are two snow-covered peaks of approximately similar height (western peak, 1,760 m), the two peaks bounding the east side of Helix Pass in the Bowers Mountains, q.v. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after Ian Curphey, field leader of M.G. Laird's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological party to the area, 1974-75.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Curphey Peaks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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