Overton Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Antarctica}} '''Overton Peak''' is a peak in the Desko Mountains, rising to about {{convert|550|m}} at the southeast end of Rothschild Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Commander Robert H. Overton, U.S. Coast Guard, Executive Officer, USCGC ''Westwind'', U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze, 1971.<ref name=gnis/>

== Further reading == * J.L. SMELLIE, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20190223023719/http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4082/b86dc15f2a692bd651f991700c15cb29730a.pdf Lithostratigraphy of Miocene-Recent, alkaline volcanic fields in the Antarctic Peninsula and eastern Ellsworth Land]'', Antarctic Science 71 (3): 362-378 (1999)

== External links ==

* [https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:11235 Overton Peak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616071625/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:0::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:11235 |date=2020-06-16 }} on USGS website * [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=10776&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR Overton Peak] on SCAR website * [http://distancebetween.info/overton_peak Overton Peak distance calculator] * [https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/current/overton-peak_antarctica_6622785 Current weather at Overton Peak] ** [https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/14-days/overton-peak_antarctica_6622785 Long term updated weather forecast for Overton Peak] ** [https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/archive/yearcomparison/overton-peak_antarctica_6622785 Historical weather data for Overton Peak]

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 11235| name = Overton Peak | accessdate = 2012-01-13}}</ref> }}

Category:Mountains of Palmer Land