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Aughenbaugh Peak is a sharp peak in Antarctica, rising to over . It stands northeast of Neuburg Peak in southwest Dufek Massif,
Pensacola Mountains The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Queen Elizabeth Land region of Antarctica. Geography They extend 450 km (280 mi) in a NE-SW direction. Subranges of the ...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...
for Nolan B. Aughenbaugh, a glaciologist at Ellsworth Station and a member of the first party to visit Dufek Massif in December 1957.


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* Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land Pensacola Mountains {{QueenElizabethLand-geo-stub