Boreas Peak () is a
nunatak, high, at the north side of the terminus of
Eureka Glacier, on the
Rymill Coast of
Palmer Land. The best ramp for the approach to Eureka Glacier from
George VI Sound
George VI Sound or Canal Jorge VI or Canal Presidente Sarmiento or Canal Seaver or King George VI Sound or King George the Sixth Sound is a major bay/ fault depression, 300 miles (483 km) long and mainly covered by a permanent ice shelf. It ...
is normally found close to this nunatak. It was named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
after
Boreas, the north wind in Greek, in association with other wind names in the area.
References
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Mountains of Palmer Land
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