Lawson Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lawson Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
rising to c. 600m on NE side of Auvert Bay, Graham Coast, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers in the prevention of snow-blindness grouped in this area, named after Sir Arnold Lawson (1867-1947), English ophthalmic surgeon, whose work on tinted glass, c. 1925-40, contributed to improvements in the protective qualities of snow goggles (APC, 1960, p.5). Ferin Head (q.v.), in error (USHO, 1960, p.371, 1st view).
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