Miller Peak (Explorers Range)
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Miller Peak is a peak
(2,420 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Ford in Explorers Range
, Bowers Mountains
. Explored by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1963–64, and named for J.H. "Bob" (now Sir J. Holmes) Miller, leader-surveyor of that party.
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...
(2,420 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Mount Ford in Explorers Range
Explorers Range
Explorers Range is a large mountain range in the Bowers Mountains of Antarctica, extending from Mount Bruce in the north to Carryer and McLin Glaciers in the south...
, Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains
Bowers Mountains is a group of north-south trending mountains in Antarctica, about 145 km long and 56 km wide, bounded by the coast on the north and by the Rennick, Canham, Black and Lillie glaciers in other quadrants. The seaward end was first sighted in February 1911 from the Terra...
. Explored by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1963–64, and named for J.H. "Bob" (now Sir J. Holmes) Miller, leader-surveyor of that party.