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Bishop Peak (Antarctica)

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Parent range
  
Royal Society Range

Mountain range
  
Royal Society Range

Elevation
  
3,460 m

Bishop Peak (Antarctica)

Location
  
Victoria Land, Antarctica

Bishop Peak is a peak, rising to 3,460 m (11,352 feet), near the center of Rampart Ridge, in the Royal Society Range. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and Navy air photos, and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, which has been active in Antarctic research.

Map of Bishop Peak, Antarctica

References

Bishop Peak (Antarctica) Wikipedia