Castro Peak
Encyclopedia
Castro Peak is a peak rising to 306 m on Hurd Peninsula
, Livingston Island. Situated 750 m south-southwest of MacGregor Peaks
and 1.87 km northeast of Binn Peak
. Spanish early mapping in 1991. Named for Vicente Castro, mountain guide at Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base who took part in the first ascent of the peak during the 2003/04 season.
Hurd Peninsula
Hurd Peninsula is the land between South Bay and False Bay on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The Spanish Antarctic base Juan Carlos I and the Bulgarian Antarctic base St. Kliment Ohridski are situated on the west coast of the peninsula.The feature...
, Livingston Island. Situated 750 m south-southwest of MacGregor Peaks
MacGregor Peaks
MacGregor Peaks are rocky peaks rising to 350 m in the south part of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
and 1.87 km northeast of Binn Peak
Binn Peak
Binn Peak is the conspicuous rocky peak rising to 400 m above Miers Bluff at the southwest extremity of Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.The feature is named after Captain T...
. Spanish early mapping in 1991. Named for Vicente Castro, mountain guide at Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base who took part in the first ascent of the peak during the 2003/04 season.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
