Poulton Peak () is the highest point on the elongated rock ridge in the northeast part of
Blanabbane Nunataks, in
Mac. Robertson Land. The summit has the appearance of a rock cairn. The
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 ...
was used as an unoccupied trigonometrical station by ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) surveyor
M.J. Corry in 1965. Named by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The commit ...
(ANCA) for
M.A. Poulton, weather observer at
Mawson Station
The Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Austra ...
in 1965.
References
Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land
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