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Loades Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Loades Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A prominent peak at the eastern end of Knuckey Peaks which resembles a seated figure when viewed from the south-east. The feature was a prominent landmark on the overland route taken by an ANARE party in 1974 from Mawson to Knuckey Peaks. Named after D.R. Loades, carpenter at Mawson in 1974 and a member of the ANARE tractor party which established a base camp at Knuckey peaks in 1974.
D.R. Loades, carpenter at Mawson in 1974
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