Pilot peak
| Pilot peak | ||
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| height | 745 m | |
| location | Larrouy Island | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 51 ′ 12 ″ S , 65 ° 15 ′ 16 ″ W | |
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The Pilot Peak ( English for pilots tip is) with 745 meters the highest mountain of Larrouy Island in Grandidier Channel before the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula .
Participants in the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot mapped it. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1959. It is named after the fact that the mountain serves as a landmark that can be seen from afar for navigation through the Grandidier Canal.
Web links
- Pilot Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Pilot Peak on geographic.org (English)