Alderdice Peak
| Alderdice Peak | ||
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| height | 1146 m | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Nye Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 49 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Alderdice Peak is a 1,146 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises 10 km southeast of Mount Underwood in the eastern part of the Nye Mountains .
Aerial photographs of the mountain were taken in 1959 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named him after William Henry Alderdice (* 1926), a meteorologist at Wilkes Station in 1959.
Web links
- Alderdice peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alderdice Peak on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mount Aklestadberg , information on antarctica.discair.co.uk (accessed February 25, 2019).