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Depot Peak ( 69°2′S64°36′E / 69.033°S 64.600°E / -69.033; 64.600 ) is a solitary nunatak, with a single needle-shaped peak, lying about 37 nautical miles (70 km) north of the Stinear Nunataks in Mac. Robertson Land. It was discovered by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions party led by R.G. Dovers during a southern journey in December 1954, and so named because a depot was established in the vicinity. [1]

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References

  1. "Depot Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2012-01-12.

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from "Depot Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.