Reference Peak () is a roughly conical
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di ...
, 1,030 m, with a steep face to the west near its crest, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of
Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay, also known as Ice Bay, is a long embayment wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on 14 January 1930. Seen by Capta ...
between Mounts
Weller and
Hollingsworth Hollingsworth is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Hollingsworth (born 1969), US politician
* Al Hollingsworth (disambiguation), several people
* Alvin Hollingsworth (1928 – 2000), US painter
* And ...
. Viewed from the north, it presents a sharp peak with smooth, clear-cut sides. It was sighted in October 1956 by an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) party and was so named because the peak was used as a reference point for magnetic observations at Observation Island.
Mountains of Enderby Land
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