Scholars Peak
| Scholars Peak | ||
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| height | 750 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Scholars Peak ( English for scholarly peak ) is a 750 m high mountain in East Antarctica Victoria Land . In the north face of the Taylor Valley and thus at the southwestern end of the Tarn Valley, it rises 800 m west of Mount Falconer .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1998 based on the various tarns in the vicinity of the mountain, which are named after well-known universities.
Web links
- Scholars peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scholars Peak on geographic.org (English)