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'''Rand Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|6|S|159|30|E|}}) is a prominent [[summit (topography)|peak]] (1510 m) in the south part of [[Nebraska Peaks]], [[Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John H. Rand]], [[U.S. Army Cold Regions Research]] and [[Engineering Laboratory]] (CRREL), who drilled ice core at site J-9 (82?22'S, 168?40'W) during the [[Ross Ice Shelf Project]], austral summers 1974-75 and 1976-77. |
'''Rand Peak''' ({{coor dm|80|6|S|159|30|E|}}) is a prominent [[summit (topography)|peak]] (1510 m) in the south part of [[Nebraska Peaks]], [[Britannia Range (Antarctica)|Britannia Range]]. Named by [[Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names]] (US-ACAN) after [[John H. Rand]], [[U.S. Army Cold Regions Research]] and [[Engineering Laboratory]] (CRREL), who drilled ice core at site J-9 (82?22'S, 168?40'W) during the [[Ross Ice Shelf Project]], austral summers 1974-75 and 1976-77. |
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Rand Peak (80°6′S 159°30′E / 80.100°S 159.500°E) is a prominent peak (1510 m) in the south part of Nebraska Peaks, Britannia Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after John H. Rand, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), who drilled ice core at site J-9 (82?22'S, 168?40'W) during the Ross Ice Shelf Project, austral summers 1974-75 and 1976-77.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Rand Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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