Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Epidote Peak (USA) | 84° 46' 00.0" S | 176° 56' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 124857
Place ID: 4296
A prominent rock peak just N of the mouth of Held Glacier, overlooking the W side of Shackleton Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. So named by the Texas Tech Shackleton Glacier Party (1964-65) because of the abundance of the mineral epidote which gives the peak a spotted appearance. |
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