Overton Peak is a peak in the Desko Mountains, rising to about 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.
Further reading J.L. SMELLIE, Lithostratigraphy of Miocene-Recent, alkaline volcanic fields in the Antarctic Peninsula and eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctic Science 71 (3): 362-378 (1999)
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Overton Peak on USGS website Overton Peak on SCAR website Overton Peak distance calculator Current weather at Overton Peak Long term updated weather forecast for Overton Peak Historical weather data for Overton Peak
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