Wiens Peak
Highest point
Elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates83°59′S 56°19′W / 83.983°S 56.317°W / -83.983; -56.317
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeNeptune Range

Wiens Peak is a peak in Antarctica at the east end of Elliott Ridge in southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rudolph H. Wiens, an aurora scientist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1962.

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