Gibraltar Peak is a peak in
Antarctica.
Location
It is located at and is a peak southeast of
Lavallee Peak, in the
West Quartzite Range of
Victoria Land, Antarctica.
[ The peak lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between ]Cape Williams Cape Williams () is an ice-covered cape in Antarctica. It is the termination of Buell Peninsula at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier at the lower ends of George Glacier and Zykov Glacier. The peninsula is 15 nautical miles (28 km) ...
and Cape Adare
Cape Adare is a prominent cape of black basalt forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula and the north-easternmost extremity of Victoria Land, East Antarctica.
Description
Marking the north end of Borchgrevink Coast and the west e ...
.
History
It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1967–68, because it is shaped like the famous Rock of Gibraltar
The Rock of Gibraltar (from the Arabic name Jabel-al-Tariq) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and near the entrance to the Mediterr ...
.[
It is included in the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.][
]
Biodiversity
The Australian Antarctic Data Centre has not recorded any fauna near the peak.[ Bryum, a type of moss, been located near the peak.][
]
References
Mountains of Victoria Land
Pennell Coast
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