Index peak
| Index peak | ||
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| height | 1220 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 49 '9 " S , 64 ° 26' 21" W | |
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The Index Peak (English for index finger is) an approximately 1220 m high mountain at the Graham Coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 12 km southeast of Cape García .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped it using aerial photographs from Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1956 to 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee gave it its descriptive name in 1959.
Web links
- Index peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Index Peak on geographic.org (English)