Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Porter Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Porter Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain
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 rising to 824 m with a steep rocky south face and gentle but crevassed east, west and north sides. Named after the Pilatus Porter PC-6 aircraft (1959) used in Antarctica in the 1960s, including by the British Antarctic Survey 1966-68.
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