Zurn Peak

Zurn Peak

Zurn Peak (coord|75|44|S|115|40|W|) is a rocky peak (1,515 m) rising from the north edge of Toney Mountain, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Richmond Peak, in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-71, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walter A. Zurn, Station Scientific Leader at South Pole Station, in 1972.


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