Head Peak
| Head Peak | ||
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| height | 2100 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Victory Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Head Peak is a 2,100 m high mountain peaks of the Millen Range in the Victory Mountains of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises 5.5 km east of Le Couteur Peak from a protruding mountain ridge in the area of the firn field of the Pearl Harbor Glacier .
Members of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (1962-1963) named him after his to a head (English: head ) reminiscent shape and the fact that he is at the head end of the Pearl Harbor Glacier.
Web links
- Head Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Head Peak on geographic.org (English)