Dykes Peak

Dykes Peak (77°13′S 161°1′E / 77.217°S 161.017°E / -77.217; 161.017) is a peak (2,220 m) at the head of Victoria Upper Glacier, 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Skew Peak, in the Clare Range of Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1947-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1974) for Leonard H. Dykes who was associated for nearly 20 years with the successive Antarctic co-ordinating committees within the U.S. Government.

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