Claydon 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 ...
in the
Queen Elizabeth Range, high, which presents a rocky face to the northeast, standing just south of
January Col. It was visited by the New Zealand Southern Survey Party of the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
(1956–58) in early 1958, and named by them for Squadron-Leader
John Claydon, commanding officer of the Antarctic Flight of the
Royal New Zealand Air Force, who assisted the survey team operating in this vicinity.
References
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Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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