Waller Peak
| Waller Peak | ||
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| height | 700 m | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 18 ′ 33 " S , 36 ° 37 ′ 32" W | |
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The Waller peak is approximately 700 m high mountain on South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It rises 2.75 km northeast of Paulsen Peak and is one of two isolated peaks on the western flank of the Lyell Glacier .
The mountain served the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment as a training ground. Ten members of this regiment of the British Army managed to climb on May 18, 1993. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 1994 after Stephen Archibald Waller (1969-1992), who died as a regimental member in 1992 while serving in Northern Ireland .
Web links
- Waller Peak . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)