Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Riley Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Riley Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak (2d)
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Distinctive peak ~1280 m.a.s.l. on the eastern spur at the southern end of ridge running 5 km SSW from Mount Jenkins, Sweeney Mountains. Named after Dr Teal R. Riley (b. 1970), BAS geologist since 1995 who has contributed greatly to the understanding of supercontinental break-up. (APC 2009).
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