Referring Peak
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Referring Peak is a conspicuous black peak
over 1,200 m, standing on the north side of Mackay Glacier
about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of the mouth of Cleveland Glacier
, in Victoria land. Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. The name suggests the easy identification of the peak and its use as a landmark.
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...
over 1,200 m, standing on the north side of Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier
Mackay Glacier is a large glacier in Victoria Land, descending eastward from the polar plateau, between the Convoy and Clare Ranges, into the southern part of Granite Harbour. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party of the British Antarctic Expedition and named for Alistair F...
about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of the mouth of Cleveland Glacier
Cleveland Glacier
Cleveland Glacier is a glacier about wide which flows east-southeast from Mount Morrison and Mount Brøgger to enter Mackay Glacier just west of Mount Marston, in Victoria Land. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named by Frank Debenham, a member of the expedition,...
, in Victoria land. Charted and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. The name suggests the easy identification of the peak and its use as a landmark.