Rakekniven 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 ...
, 2,365 m, at the north end of
Trollslottet Mountain in the
Filchner Mountains
The Filchner Mountains (german: Filchnerberge) are a group of mountains southwest of the Drygalski Mountains, at the western end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedit ...
,
Queen Maud Land. The peak was plotted from surveys and air photos by
Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Rakekniven (the razor) after its distinctive shape. It is an almost vertical granite spur protruding from the mountains, and was climbed by
Alex Lowe in 1996.
Bibliography
Photo of Rakekniven in ''Guardian'' article about Alex Lowe
References
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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