Agate Peak
| Agate Peak | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Intention Nunatakker , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Agate Peak (English for agate tip ) is a mountain peak at the southeast end of the Intention Nunatakker in northern Victoria Land . It rises on the southwestern edge of the Evans firn field .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee named it after the agate that was found here , along with other semi-precious stones , by the southern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1966–1967).
Web links
- Agate peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Agate Peak on geographic.org (English)