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Feature Name (see definition): Benes Peak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 1216 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 02' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 124° 07' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.0333333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -124.1166667 Elevation (see definition): 2450 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962 Description (see definition): A peak (2,450 m) that is almost entirely snow covered, situated along the Usas Escarpment, 4 mi E of Mount Aldaz, in Marie Byrd Land. Surveyed by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on the Executive Committee Range Traverse of 1959. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Norman S. Benes, U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist at Byrd Station, 1961. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Benes Peak in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benes Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benes Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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