Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Curtis Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Curtis 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.
Peak, SSE of Chappell Peak, NW end of Horseshoe Valley, Enterprise Hills, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by USGS from air photos, 1961-66, first ascent by R. Kewarth and T. Hewette, 22nd January 2007. Named after Dr Michael L. Curtis, BAS structural geologist since 1993, expert in Gondwana tectonics and pioneer in the capture of electronic data for geological maps.
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