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Olliver Peak

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Olliver Peak (84°34′S 173°33′W) is a rock peak (630 m) along the edge of Ross Ice Shelf. It stands at the east side of the mouth of Barrett Glacier and is the northwesternmost summit in Gabbro Hills. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander George R. Olliver, U.S. Navy, who was injured in the crash of an Otter aircraft on December 22, 1955, following a take-off from near Cape Bird.

Map of Olliver Peak, Antarctica

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

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