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Stockton Peak

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Stockton Peak (71°8′S 62°10′W) is a sharp, mostly ice-covered peak along the south side of the upper part of Murrish Glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) west-northwest of Cat Ridge, in Palmer Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William L. Stockton, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station in 1972.

Map of Stockton Peak, Antarctica

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

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Stockton Peak Wikipedia