Olsen Peak

Olsen Peak

Olsen Peak (77°32′S 86°29′W / 77.533°S 86.483°W / -77.533; -86.483) is a peak, 2,140 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Mount Wyatt Earp near the north end of the Sentinel Range. Discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Hartveg Olsen, captain of Ellsworth's expedition ship Wyatt Earp in 1935-36.

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