Marze Peak

Marze Peak: Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Marze Peak is a rock peak with twin summits near the south end of the ridge between Wessbecher and Hudman Glaciers, in Petvar Heights at the south end of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Marion O. Marze, aviation machinist's mate, U.S. Navy, who perished in the crash of a P2V Neptune airplane at McMurdo Sound on October 18, 1956.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

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

Coordinates: 78°52′S 84°30′W / 78.867°S 84.5°W / -78.867; -84.5

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