Nicholson Peak
| Nicholson Peak | ||
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| height | 868 m | |
| location | Adelaide Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 28 ′ 44 ″ S , 68 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ W | |
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The Nicholson Peak is a 632 m high and rocky mountains in the southeast of Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Wright Peninsula, it rises southeast of Parker Peak in the northeast part of the head end of the Sheldon Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2011. It is named after Gerard Nicholson, head of the aircraft unit of the British Antarctic Survey from 1976 to 2011.
Web links
- Nicholson Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)