Navarrette Peak

Navarrette Peak (75°55′S 128°45′W) is a rock peak marking the southwest extremity of the Mount Petras massif, in the McCuddin Mountains of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-69. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Claude Navarrette, U.S. Navy, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze 1972. He also served on the staff during 1969 and 1970.

Map of Navarrette Peak, Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Navarrette Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).