Bengaard Peak (83°19′S 163°29′E / 83.317°S 163.483°E / -83.317; 163.483) is a prominent rock peak, 2,110 metres (6,920 ft) high, located 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of the Fazekas Hills, on the east side of the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Hans J. Bengaard, a United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric scientist at Little America V, 1957.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Bengaard Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-02.

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