Bowers Peak
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Bowers Peak is a peak
, 2140 metres (7,021 ft) high, forming a part of the divide between Hunter Glacier
and Hoshko Glacier
in the Lanterman Range
, Bowers Mountains
. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1963–64, for Lieutenant John M. Bowers, Jr., of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
, who flew support flights for this New Zealand
field party.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 2140 metres (7,021 ft) high, forming a part of the divide between Hunter Glacier
Hunter Glacier
Hunter Glacier is a tributary glacier, 7 nautical miles long, draining westward from central Lanterman Range in the Bowers Mountains and entering Rennick Glacier at Mount Lugering. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory...
and Hoshko Glacier
Hoshko Glacier
Hoshko Glacier is a cirque-type glacier in the Lanterman Range, Bowers Mountains, draining southwest from between Bowers Peak and Mount Edixon into the lower part of Canham Glacier. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory...
in the Lanterman Range
Lanterman Range
Lanterman Range is a mountain range about 35 nautical miles long and 12 nautical miles wide, forming the southwest part of the Bowers Mountains. It is bounded by the Rennick, Sledgers, Black and Canham Glaciers. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos,...
, Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...
. Named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
, 1963–64, for Lieutenant John M. Bowers, Jr., of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6
VX-6
Air Development Squadron Six was a United States Navy Air Development Squadron based at McMurdo Station, Antarctica...
, who flew support flights for this New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
field party.