Bates Peak, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) high, is the westernmost peak on Rothschild Island, rising west of Fournier Ridge in the Desko Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Lawrence O. Bates, U.S. Coast Guard, Executive Officer on USCGC Edisto during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1969.
References
- "Bates Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Bates Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
69°35′S 72°48′W / 69.583°S 72.800°W / -69.583; -72.800
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