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is a small snowy prominence of elevation 4,520 metres (14,830 ft), the highest point of the ridge that forms the top of the main west face of
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Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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in 2006 in association with adjacent Branscomb Glacier.
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Vinson Massif
Sentinel Range
Ellsworth Mountains
Antarctica
Jacobsen Valley
Goodge Col
Branscomb Glacier
Roché Glacier
US-ACAN
78°30′57″S 85°41′44″W / 78.51583°S 85.69556°W / -78.51583; -85.69556
Mount Vinson
Silverstein Peak
Knutzen Peak
Mount Shinn
Mountains in Antarctica
Vinson Massif.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Branscomb Peak.
public domain material
"Branscomb Peak"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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