Allaire Peak
Allaire Peak | ||
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height | 1900 m | |
location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
Mountains | Prince Olav Mountains , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 84 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ S , 170 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) |
The Allaire peak is 1900 m high and rocky mountain peaks in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It looms between the Gough and Le Couteur glaciers in the Prince Olav Mountains .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him after Captain Christopher James Allaire (* 1934), a member of the command staff of the United States Navy support units in Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze in 1963.
Web links
- Allaire peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Allaire Peak on geographic.org (English)