Lanz Peak (77°17′S 86°17′W / 77.283°S 86.283°W / -77.283; -86.283) is a peak, 1,570 metres (5,150 ft) high, near the extreme northern end of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. It is 10 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Mount Weems and is the middle one of a group of three peaks lying in a northeast–southwest direction. The peak was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter J. Lanz, a radio operator on three Ellsworth Antarctic expeditions between 1933 and 1936.[1][2]

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Northern Sentinel Range map.

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  1. ^ "Lanz Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ Lanz Peak

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