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tribby+peak Latitude and Longitude:

71°56′S 97°48′W / 71.933°S 97.800°W / -71.933; -97.800
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Tribby Peak ( 71°56′S 97°48′W / 71.933°S 97.800°W / -71.933; -97.800) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of Mount Bubier on Edwards Peninsula, Thurston Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Osborne M. Tribby, the Pharmacist's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and an aircrewman on the PBM Mariner flight to Noville Peninsula on January 11–12, 1947, in which survivors of the December 30 PBM crash were rescued and returned to the seaplane tender Pine Island.

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tribby+peak Latitude and Longitude:

71°56′S 97°48′W / 71.933°S 97.800°W / -71.933; -97.800
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map of Thurston Island
Satellite image of Thurston Island

Tribby Peak ( 71°56′S 97°48′W / 71.933°S 97.800°W / -71.933; -97.800) is a peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of Mount Bubier on Edwards Peninsula, Thurston Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Osborne M. Tribby, the Pharmacist's Mate in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and an aircrewman on the PBM Mariner flight to Noville Peninsula on January 11–12, 1947, in which survivors of the December 30 PBM crash were rescued and returned to the seaplane tender Pine Island.

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Tribby Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata



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