Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Hales Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Hales 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. 1000m between Bouquet Bay and Hill Bay, Brabant Island, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of medicine grouped in this area, named after The Rev. Stephen Hales (1677-1761), English curate of Teddington, who was the first to estimate blood pressure and who also made important advances in hygiene (APC, 1960, p.4; BAS 250 sheet SQ 19-20/4, 1-DOS 1974).
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