Clarkson Peak
| Clarkson Peak | ||
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| height | 2825 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Holland Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ S , 164 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Clarkson Peak is a distinctive conical mountain , which with a height of up 2825 m in the area of origin of Robb Glacier west of Mount Miller in Range Holland rises.
He was discovered by the New Zealand Southern Group of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958). It is named after Thomas Reynolds Clarkson (1906–1991), a member of the New Zealand Ross Sea Committee .
Web links
- Clarkson Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Clarkson Peak on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 329 (English).