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.
References
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Mountains of Queen Elizabeth Land
Pensacola Mountains
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