Blodwen Peak
| Blodwen Peak | ||
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| height | 914 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 68 ° 22 ′ 33 ″ W | |
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The Blodwen Peak is a 914 m high mountain on the West Antarctic Alexander Island . It rises 1.5 km west-northwest of Khufu Peak and 1 km west of Pearce Dome . Its northern flank is free of ice and snow.
In a report of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) from 1962 it is named as The 2nd Pyramid (English for The Second Pyramid ). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed its name on April 23, 1998. Name derives from one of the three Muskeg - tractors of the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier , which began the BAS here in 1974th
Web links
- Blodwen Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Blodwen Peak on geographic.org (English)