Nicholls Peak
| Nicholls Peak | ||
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| height | 1245 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Mountains | Wilckenskette | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 11 ′ 42 ″ S , 36 ° 56 ′ 37 ″ W | |
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The Nicholls peak is around 1245 m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . As the summit of the Wilckenskette, it rises southwest of Stanley Peak and north of the Kohl Plateau .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 2006 after Brigadier David Vernon Nicholls (1949-2006), commanding officer of the British Armed Forces in the Falkland Islands from 1999 to 2000 and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society , who also held other functions for the interests of South Georgia was active.
Web links
- Nicholls Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)