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Sanchez Peak

Mountain in Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sanchez Peak is a 2,800-metre-high (9,200 ft) peak on the ridge that extends eastward to Mount Osborne in southern Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 2006 after Richard D. Sanchez of U.S. Geological Survey, a senior physical scientist and specialist in remote sensing, image analysis and the use of GPS and GIS with respect to Antarctic mapping applications.

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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
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Central and southern Sentinel Range map.
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Location

Sanchez Peak is located at 78°38′S 85°00′W, which is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Mount Craddock and 1.16 miles (1.87 km) west of Stolnik Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Sanchez Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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