Clifford 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 ...
, high, at the northeast end of the
Osterrieth Range
Osterrieth Range () is a mountain range extending in a NE-SW direction along the southeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Mme. Jacqu ...
,
Anvers Island, in the
Palmer Archipelago. It was probably first seen by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under
Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.
Early years
Born in Hasselt in eastern Belgium as ...
. The peak was named by members of
HMS ''Snipe'' following an Antarctic cruise in January 1948, for
Sir G. Miles Clifford.
References
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Mountains of the Palmer Archipelago
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