Feature Name (see definition): Venetz Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 15943

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 80° 23' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 025° 30' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -80.3833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -25.5

Elevation (see definition): 1500

Decision Year (see definition): No data

Description (see definition): A peak rising to c. 1,500 m and surmounting the SE rim of Bonney Bowl in the Herbert Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of glacial geologists grouped in this area, named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Ignaz Venetz-Sitten (known as Venetz, 1788-1859), Swiss engineer and glacial geologist who, in 1821, first expressed in detail the idea that Alpine glaciers were formerly much more extensive.

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