Gambacorta Peak

Gambacorta Peak (-84.03333°N, -56.05°W) is a peak 1,840 m high, standing 4 nmi east of Mount Kaschak in the southern Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

Mapping and name
Gambacorta Peak was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and United States Navy air photographs from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Francis M. Gambacorta, captain of the USS Wyandot that transported the party which established Ellsworth Station at the outset of the International Geophysical Year. Unloading at the station site on the Filchner Ice Shelf began January 29, 1957.

Location
Gambacorta Peak is a high point in the southern end of the Washington Escarpment, which runs from south to north through the Neptune Range. It is northeast of the Academy Glacier. The Antarctic Plateau is to the east. Nearby features include Mount Harper, Mount Kashak and Mount Bragg to the southwest, Mount Feldkotter to the south, and Patrick Nunatak, Seay Nunatak and Hill Nunatak to the east. Wiens Peak and Elliott Ridge are to the north.

Nearby features
The nearby features were mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1956-66.

Mount Harper
-84.05°N, -57.05°W. A peak, 1,405 m high, standing 2 nmi west of Mount Kaschak. Named by US-ACAN for Ronald B. Harper, electronics technician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Mount Kaschak
-84.03333°N, -56.66667°W. A peak, 1,580 m high, standing 4 nmi west of Gambacorta Peak in southern Neptune Range. Named by US-ACAN for John P. Kaschak, aviation machinist at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Mount Bragg
-84.1°N, -56.71667°W. A mountain, 1,480 m high, standing 6 nmi southwest of Gambacorta Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Ralph L. Bragg, photographer with United States Navy Squadron VX-6 at McMurdo Station in 1964.

Mount Feldkotter
-84.1°N, -56.1°W. A mountain, 1,510 m high, standing 4 nmi south of Gambacorta Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Henry H.J. Feldkotter, aviation electrician at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Final Rock
-84.15°N, -56.16667°W. An isolated rock standing 3 nmi south of Mount Feldkotter at the south extremity of the Neptune Range. So named by US-ACAN because it is the southernmost rock of the Neptune Range.

Patrick Nunatak
-84.06667°N, -55.58333°W. A nunatak 3.5 nmi southeast of Gambacorta Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Frank M. Patrick, aerographer at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Seay Nunatak
-84.05°N, -54.63333°W. A nunatak standing 3 nmi south of Hill Nunatak. Named by US-ACAN for William K. Seay, utilities man at Ellsworth Station, winter 1958.

Wiens Peak
-83.98333°N, -56.31667°W. A peak at the east end of Elliott Ridge in southern Neptune Range,. Named by US-ACAN for Rudolph H. Wiens, aurora scientist at Ellsworth Station, winter 1962.

Elliott Ridge
-83.95°N, -57°W. A hook-shaped ridge, 8 nmi long, extending westward from Wiens Peak. Named by US-ACAN for Commander James Elliott, captain of the icebreaker USS Stalten Island which assisted the cargo ship Wyandot through the Weddell Sea pack ice to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf in January 1957.