Storm Peak () is a flat-topped
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 ...
, 3,280 m, standing 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) north of
Blizzard Peak
Blizzard Peak () is, at , the highest peak in the Marshall Mountains, Queen Alexandra Range, standing northwest of Mount Marshall and southeast of Blizzard Heights, from which they are separated by a broad snow col It was so named by the North ...
in the
Marshall Mountains
The Marshall Mountains () are a group of mountains overlooking Beardmore Glacier in the Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica. They are bounded on the north by Berwick Glacier, and on the south by Swinford Glacier. The mountains were discovered by the ...
,
Queen Alexandra Range
The Queen Alexandra Range is a major mountain range of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica.
It is about long, bordering the entire western side of Beardmore Glacier from the Polar Plateau to ...
. So named by the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Features named by the expeditions 1957 ...
(NZGSAE) (1961–62) because of the stormy conditions experienced in the area.
See also
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Peterson Ridge Peterson Ridge () is a high rock ridge that extends north from the west part of Storm Peak massif, in Queen Alexandra Range. Named by the Ohio State University Geological Expedition
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United Sta ...
, extends north from the west part of Storm Peak
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Mountains of the Ross Dependency
Shackleton Coast
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