Depot Peak is a solitary

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks. Isolated nunataks are also cal ...

featuring a single needle-shaped peak, located approximately 37 nautical miles (70 km) north of the Stinear Nunataks in

Mac. Robertson Land Mac. Robertson Land is the portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. It is located at . In the east, Mac. Robertson Land includes the Prince Charles Mountains. It was named by the Britis ...

. It was discovered by an

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party led by R.G. Dovers during a southern journey in December 1954, and named as such because a depot was established nearby.

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Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub