Norman Peak
| Norman Peak | ||
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| height | 1790 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 7 '50 " S , 66 ° 5' 55" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Norman Peak is a 1,790 m high mountain in the southwestern Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 6 km north-northeast of Anchor Crag and 6.1 km west of Peregrinus Peak on the northern flank of the Airy Glacier .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1947 during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out measurements in 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain in 1977 after Robert Norman ( bl. 1560–1596), an English sailor and compass manufacturer who developed the first inclination busole in 1576 .
Web links
- Norman peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Norman Peak on geographic.org (English)