Victoria Peak (Antarctica)
| Victoria Peak | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 485 m | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 29 ′ 38 ″ S , 62 ° 34 ′ 27 ″ W | |
|
||
The Victoria Peak is a conical and 485 m high mountain in the south of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 3 km east of Mount Bulcke .
He was first spotted and photographed during the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery . The name of the mountain is first recorded on maps around 1921. The naming background has not survived.
Web links
- Victoria Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Victoria Peak on geographic.org (English)