Cragsman Peaks
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| location | Coronation Island , South Orkney Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 38 ′ S , 45 ° 41 ′ W | |
The Cragsman Peaks (English for climbers ' peaks ) are a mountain range on the south coast of Coronation Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . They rise up to 485 meters high on the west side of Marshall Bay and extend from Cape Vik in a northwesterly direction to the Coldblow Col .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out surveys between 1956 and 1958. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them on July 7, 1959, because they said they are a "paradise for climbers ".
Web links
- Cragsman peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cragsman Peaks on geographic.org (English)