Feeley Peak

Feeley Peak (85°26′S 126°26′W) is a peak, 1,730 metres (5,680 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Sheets Peak, between Davisville Glacier and Quonset Glacier on the north side of the Wisconsin Range in Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Keith E. Feeley, a construction mechanic in the Byrd Station winter party, 1959.[1]

Not to be confused with Feeney Peak.

References
  1. "Feeley Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

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