Archer Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Archer Peak |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
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Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Possession Island, Antarctica |
Archer Peak is a peak, 110 metres (360 ft) high, on the southwest extremity of Possession Island, Antarctica. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898–1900, either for A. Archer, Esq., of Australia, mentioned in the preface to Carsten Borchgrevink's First on the Antarctic Continent, or for Colin Archer who designed Borchgrevink's vessel, the SS Southern Cross.
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