Shoemaker Peak

Shoemaker Peak

Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica.
Highest point
Coordinates 79°51′S 82°19′W / 79.850°S 82.317°W / -79.850; -82.317Coordinates: 79°51′S 82°19′W / 79.850°S 82.317°W / -79.850; -82.317
Geography
Parent range Heritage Range

Shoemaker Peak is a peak on the east side of Ahrnsbrak Glacier, 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Sutton Peak in the Enterprise Hills, Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dawaine A. Shoemaker, a meteorologist at Little America V Station in 1958.

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


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