Feature Name (see definition): Walton Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 16251

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 09' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 066° 48' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.15

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.8

Elevation (see definition): 825

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): Sharp peak, 825 m, which stands 2 mi N of Mount Rhamnus and is part of the irregular ridge separating Northeast Glacier from Neny Fjord, on the W coast of Graham Land. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill. Resurveyed in 1946 and 1948 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named for Eric W.K. Walton, Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) engineer at Stonington Island in 1946 and 1947, who in 1946 rescued J.E. Tonkin of Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) from a crevasse in Northeast Glacier.

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