Murayama Crests

Murayama Crests

Murayama Crests (79°12′S 158°34′E / 79.2°S 158.567°E / -79.2; 158.567) is a group of about four peaks or nunataks, the highest rising to 2020 m, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northeast of Kanak Peak in Cook Mountains. Named after Haruta Murayama, Yokohama National University, Japan, geochemist with Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE) in the McMurdo Dry Valleys during the 1981-82 field season.

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