Gilchrist Aiguilles () is a series of sharp peaks close south of
Mount Olsen
Mount Olsen () is a snow-covered peak (635 m) standing 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) east of Hayter Peak on Laurens Peninsula, in the northwest part of Heard Island.
The feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compil ...
on
Laurens Peninsula,
Heard Island
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size ...
.
Surveyed by ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) in 1948. Named by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Dr.
A.R. Gilchrist, ANARE medical officer on Heard Island in 1948 and 1963.
References
Mountains of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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