Alexander Peak

Alexander Peak (77°28′S 146°48′W / 77.467°S 146.800°W / -77.467; -146.800Coordinates: 77°28′S 146°48′W / 77.467°S 146.800°W / -77.467; -146.800) is a peak in the north end of the Haines Mountains, in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Probably first seen on aerial flights from Little America base by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30), it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for C.D. Alexander, a member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35).

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