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Peters Bastion

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Peters Bastion (70°27′S 62°54′W) is the large, mainly ice-free mountain forming the northernmost summit of the Eland Mountains, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Vernon W. Peters, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of Squadron VXE-6 in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze, 1974.

Map of Peters Bastion, Antarctica

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

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