Trey Peaks
| Trey Peaks | ||
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| height | 1180 m | |
| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shackleton Range | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 28 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Trey Peaks are three mountain peaks in the East Antarctic Coatsland . They rise up to 1180 m high west of the Blaiklock Glacier and 3 km north of Mount Homard in the western part of the Shackleton Range .
They were mapped in 1957 by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958) led by British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs . Its descriptive name is based on the "three" (English: trey ) in dice or card games.
Web links
- Trey peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Trey Peaks on geographic.org (English)