Stanwix Peak

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Stanwix Peak (70°43′S 162°39′E / 70.717°S 162.650°E / -70.717; 162.650Coordinates: 70°43′S 162°39′E / 70.717°S 162.650°E / -70.717; 162.650) is a distinctive peak (2,240 m) which surmounts the south side of the head of Astapenko Glacier in the Bowers Mountains. The peak was used as a reference object by surveyor S. Kirkby, with the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) (Thala Dan), 1962. Named by ANARE for Captain John Stanwix, helicopter pilot with the expedition.

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