- Manahan Peak
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Manahan Peak (77°29′S 168°26′E / 77.483°S 168.433°E) is a prominent peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Giggenbach Ridge in northeast Ross Island. The peak rises to over 2000 m 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km) northwest of the summit of Mount Terror. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after biologist Donal T. Manahan, who worked eight seasons in Antarctica from 1983; United States Antarctic Program (USAP) prinicipal investigator in study of early stages (embryos larvae) of marine animals; chair, Polar Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2000.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Manahan Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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