Caldwell 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 ...

north of

Mount Terra Nova Mount Terra Nova is a snow-covered inactive volcanic mountain, , between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror on Ross Island. It was first mapped by the ''Discovery'' expedition in 1901–04, and named for '' Terra Nova'', the relief ship for this e ...

Ross Island Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound. Ross Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency, an area of Antarctica claimed by New ...

. The feature rises to about , south of

Oamaru Peak Oamaru Peak () is a peak 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Mount Terra Nova on Ross Island. The feature rises to c.1000 m 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Caldwell Peak. Named by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) (2000) after Oamaru, ...

. At the suggestion of

P.R. Kyle PR, P.R., Pr, pr, or Pr. may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''P.R.'' (TV series), a Canadian television sitcom * ''Partisan Review'', a former political and literary journal * ''Perry Rhodan'', German science fiction series * ''Power R ...

, it was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(2000) after David A. Caldwell, geologist,

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech and formerly New Mexico School of Mines) is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico. It offers over 30 bachelor of science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering, man ...

, who worked two field seasons on

Mount Erebus Mount Erebus () is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley), the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It is the sixth-highest ultra mountain on the continent. With a summ ...

(first one, 1986–87); completed M.S. thesis on lava flows at the Mount Erebus summit.

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