Graphite Peak () is a peak, high, standing at the northeast end of a ridge running northeast from
Mount Clarke, just south of the head of
Falkenhof Glacier in Antarctica. It was so named by the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
(1961–62) because of the
graphite
Graphite () is a crystalline form of the element carbon. It consists of stacked layers of graphene. Graphite occurs naturally and is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Synthetic and natural graphite are consumed on lar ...
found on the peak.
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References
Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Dufek Coast
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