Allen Knoll
| Allen Knoll | ||
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| height | 860 m | |
| location | Trinity Peninsula , Graham Land | |
| Coordinates | 63 ° 39 '45 " S , 58 ° 37' 11" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Allen Knoll is a steep-walled and 860 m high ice dome on the Trinity Peninsula in the north of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 3 km northwest of the head end of the Russell West Glacier from a flat firn field .
The area was mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in the years 1960 to 1961. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the ice dome after Keith Allen (1932-2004), radio operator of the FIDS in Hope Bay between 1959 and 1960.
Web links
- Allen Knoll in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Allen Knoll on geographic.org (English)