This page presents the geographical name data for Skinner Peak in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
Feature Name (see definition): Skinner Peak
Feature Class (see definition): Summit
Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID (see definition): 13960
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
84° 46' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
112° 53' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -84.7666667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -112.8833333
Elevation (see definition): 2600
Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1962
Description (see definition): A mainly snow-covered peak, over 2,600 m, on the spur that descends NE from Mount Schopf in Ohio Range, Horlick Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Courtney J. Skinner, geological assistant and camp manager with the Ohio State University expedition to the Horlick Mountains in 1961-62. Skinner visited Antarctica with U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) every summer season from 1961-62 to 1966-67.
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