Daughtery Peaks

Daughtery Peaks

Daughtery Peaks (73°29′S 164°20′E / 73.483°S 164.333°E / -73.483; 164.333) is a small cluster of bare rock peaks (2,680 m) that surmount the south wall of Cosmonaut Glacier in the Southern Cross Mountains, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Franklin J. Daughtery, aviation structural mechanic with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, a participant in six Deep Freeze operations.

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