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Peters Bastion
Peters
Bastion
is the large, mainly ice-free
mountain
forming the northernmost
summit
of the
Eland Mountains
, in
Palmer Land
. Mapped by
United States Geological Survey
in
1974
. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Commander
Vernon
W. Peters, U.S.
Navy
,
Commanding Officer
of Squadron
VXE-6
in
Antarctica
during
Operation Deep Freeze
, 1974.