Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Anchor Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Anchor Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak (2d)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The highest point and the southern extremity of Svend Foyn Island, the largest of the Possession Islands. About 300 ft high. Probably named by Bull in 1895, during his cruise in the Antarctic. Not Archer Peak.
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