- Duff Peak
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Duff Peak (77°47′S 162°27′E / 77.783°S 162.45°E) is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east-southeast of Sentinel Peak, rising to 1,945 m at the head of Hughes Glacier in Kukri Hills, Victoria Land. Named in 1992 by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Roger S. Duff (d. 1978), for 30 years director of the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. To celebrate the Museum's centenary in 1970, a Hundredth Anniversary Wing was planned which would incorporate a National Antarctic Exhibition, Research and Reference Center. A landmark of Dr. Duff's administration, the Antarctic wing was opened on March 4, 1977.
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