Goldstream Peak
| Goldstream Peak | ||
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| height | 2800 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | La Gorce Mountains , Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 148 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Goldstream peak is around 2800 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . In the La Gorce Mountains it looms at the junction of the ridges of Mount Gjertsen , Mount Grier and Johansen Peak .
A team from Arizona State University led by geologist Edmund Stump (* 1946) carried out a geological survey of this mountain between 1980 and 1981 as part of the United States Antarctic Research Program . Its name is derived from gold shimmering inclusions in the form of a winding band on the western flank of the mountain.
Web links
- Goldstream peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Goldstream Peak on geographic.org (English)