Tito Peak

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Tito Peak ( 76°36′S162°17′E / 76.600°S 162.283°E / -76.600; 162.283 Coordinates: 76°36′S162°17′E / 76.600°S 162.283°E / -76.600; 162.283 ) is a prominent peak over 600 m, located at the end of the ridge 2 miles east of Mount Creak in the southeast extremity of Endeavour Massif, Kirkwood Range. In association with Endeavour Massif, named after Ramon Tito, Able Seaman on HMNZS Endeavour who raised the first NZ flag over Scott Base, January 20, 1957.

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Endeavour Massif is a huge, flat-topped massif on the Scott Coast of Victoria Land. The massif extends south from Pa Tio Tio Gap to Fry Glacier and forms the southern block of the Kirkwood Range. Shoulder Mountain, Mount Belgrave and Mount Creak rise from the southern part of the massif. Steep coastal cliffs and projecting ridges mark the eastern margin, but there is a gentle slope west from the massif's broad, plateau-like snow summit.

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