Nemo Peak () is a conspicuous
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 ...
, 865 m, standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of
Nipple Peak
The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in females, milk leaves the breast through the lactiferous ducts to feed an infant. The milk can flow through the nipple passively or it can be ejected by smooth mu ...
in the north part of
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsul ...
, in the
Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under
Adrien de Gerlache. The name appears on a chart based on a 1927 survey by
DI personnel in the ''
RRS Discovery
The RRS ''Discovery'' is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. Her first mission was th ...
'', but may reflect an earlier naming.
Mountains of the Palmer Archipelago
Wiencke Island
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