Hallam Peak
| Hallam Peak | ||
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| height | 900 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kukri Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Hallam Peak is a 900 m high, distinctive and rocky mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Kukri Hills, it rises between the heads of the Von Guerard and Aiken glaciers and offers an unobstructed view of Lake Fryxell in the Taylor Valley .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1997 to the geographer Cheryl A. Hallam of the United States Geological Survey , who worked in Antarctica in four summer campaigns between 1994 and 2000 .
Web links
- Hallam Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hallam Peak on geographic.org (English)