Owen Peak

Owen Peak is a peak standing inland from , eastern , on the south side of Gruening Glacier. Discovered from the air during a flight of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition on November 21, 1947, and named "Mount Russell Owen" after the New York Times correspondent, Russell Owen with the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30.

Owen Peak

Latitude
-71.88459° or 71° 53′ 5″ south
Longitude
-63.11163° or 63° 6′ 42″ west
Elevation
1,207 metres (3,960 feet)
Open location code
27WR4V8Q+58
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Owen Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Owen Peak”
  • Chinese: “歐文峰”
  • Dutch: “Owen Peak”
  • German: “Owen Peak”
  • Ladin: “Owen Peak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Owen Peak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Owen Peak”
  • Swedish: “Owen Peak”

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