Chair Peak
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Chair Peak is a peak
rising west of Mount Britannia
on Rongé Island
, off the west coast of Graham Land
. This descriptive name was given by M.C. Lester and T.W. Bagshawe, who wintered at nearby Waterboat Point
in 1921–22 and used this peak as a prominent landmark during their survey.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
rising west of Mount Britannia
Mount Britannia
Mount Britannia is a mountain, high, rising in the center of Rongé Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was first charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache, 1897–99. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 after H.M...
on Rongé Island
Rongé Island
Rongé Island or Curville Island or De Rongé Island or Isla Curville or Rouge Island is a high, rugged island long, the largest island of the group which forms the west side of Errera Channel, off the west coast of Graham Land. Rongé Island is located at...
, off the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. This descriptive name was given by M.C. Lester and T.W. Bagshawe, who wintered at nearby Waterboat Point
Waterboat Point
Waterboat Point is the low westernmost termination of the peninsula between Paradise Harbor and Andvord Bay on the west coast of Graham Land. This feature has "island" characteristics, but it is only separated from the mainland at high water and is more usefully described as a "point." The coast...
in 1921–22 and used this peak as a prominent landmark during their survey.