Blake Peak (76°1′S 143°44′W / 76.017°S 143.733°W / -76.017; -143.733) is an isolated peak on the southwest side of Siemiatkowski Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Dale G. Blake, ionospheric scientist at Byrd Station, 1964.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Antarctica Detail - Blake Peak". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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