Hagerty Peak

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Hagerty Peak
British Antarctic Territory

Hagerty Peak
Range: Sweeney Mountains
Summit: 4,920 feet 75°17’16"S, 68°11’30"W

Hagerty Peak is the south-easternmost of the Sweeney Mountains in southern Palmer Land in the British Antarctic Territory. It overlooks the Orville Coast, and rises to about 4,920 feet above sea level.

The mountain was named after Cornelius J. Hagerty of the US Navy, chief hospital corpsman, Squadron VX-6, "McMurdo Station" in the Ross Dependency, over the winter of 1960.

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References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Hagerty Peak