Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Mount Lopez (72°0′S 101°41′W / 72.000°S 101.683°W / -72.000; -101.683) is a peak of the Walker Mountains, located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Landfall Peak in the western part of Thurston Island, Antarctica. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez of the U.S. Navy, a member of the expedition who lost his life in a seaplane crash at Thurston Island on December 30, 1946.[1]

See also

Maps

References

  1. "Mount Lopez". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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