Atherton Peak () is a
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 ...
rising to about east of
Fortuna Bay,
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
. It was charted by
Discovery Investigations, 1929–30, and named after
Noel Atherton
Noel Atherton (8 May 1899 – 15 September 1987) was a British cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Office; today known as the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. Chief Civil Hydrographic Officer and Assistant Superintendent of Charts, for ...
, cartographer in the
Admiralty
Admiralty most often refers to:
*Admiralty, Hong Kong
* Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
* Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
*Admiralty, Tr ...
Hydrographic Office at the time, later chief Civil Hydrographic Officer, 1951–62.
References
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Mountains and hills of South Georgia
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