Porter Peak
| Porter Peak | ||
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| height | 824 m | |
| location | Grahamland ( Antarctic Peninsula ) | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 3 ′ 54 ″ S , 60 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ W | |
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The Porter Peak is a 824 m high mountain on the Davis Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises immediately southwest of Pilatus Peak from the western end of the Wright Piedmont Glacier .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2016. It is named after the Pilatus Porter PC-6 aircraft from the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft from 1959, which was used in Antarctica in the 1960s .
Web links
- Porter Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)