Hobbs Peak
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Hobbs Peak is a prominent peak
, 1,510 m, on the divide between the Hobbs and Blue Glaciers in Victoria Land
. It is the highest point on the east-west section of this dividing ridge. Climbed by members of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1960–61), who gave it this name from its nearness to Hobbs Glacier.
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...
, 1,510 m, on the divide between the Hobbs and Blue Glaciers in Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. It is the highest point on the east-west section of this dividing ridge. Climbed by members of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1960–61), who gave it this name from its nearness to Hobbs Glacier.