Thoreson Peak (77°44′S 163°38′E) is one of the highest peaks (1200 m) on the rock bluffs at the south side of New Harbour on Scott Coast, Victoria Land. The peak is 3.2 nautical miles (6 km) west-southwest of Stewart Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after Ronald D. Thoreson, biology laboratory manager with the winter party at McMurdo Station, 1970.
Map of Thoreson Peak, Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Thoreson Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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