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Mountain in Antarctica

Bingham Peak (79°26′S 84°47′W / 79.433°S 84.783°W / -79.433; -84.783) is a sharp peak, 1,540 metres (5,050 ft) high, located 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) southeast of Springer Peak in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Joseph P. Bingham, an auroral scientist at Eights Station in 1965.

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  1. "Bingham Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Bingham Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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