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Feature Name (see definition): Timber Peak Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 15318 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 10' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 162° 23' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.1666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 162.3833333 Elevation (see definition): 3070 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967 Description (see definition): The high peak (3,070 m) above Priestley Glacier, on the south side. The peak is 2 mi WNW of the summit of Mount New Zealand in the Eisenhower Range, Victoria Land. The Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1962-63) gave this name because petrified sections of tree branches were found in sandstone deposits at this point. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Timber Peak in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Timber Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Timber Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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