Pearce Peak
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Pearce Peak is a partially snow-covered ridge, 1,200 m, which appears as a peak
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...

 when viewed from the north, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Moyes Peak
Moyes Peak
Moyes Peak is a small rock peak projecting slightly above the ice sheet 2 nautical miles north of Pearce Peak, 12 nautical miles southwest of Falla Bluff. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named by him for Commander...

 and 15 nautical miles (28 km) south-southwest of Falla Bluff
Falla Bluff
Falla Bluff is a prominent rocky coastal bluff at the head of Utstikkar Bay. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named by him for R.A. Falla, ornithologist with the expedition....

. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it for Sir George Pearce, Chairman of the Australian Antarctic Committee, 1929.
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