Fidase Peak

Fidase Peak (63°23′S 57°33′W / 63.383°S 57.550°W / -63.383; -57.550Coordinates: 63°23′S 57°33′W / 63.383°S 57.550°W / -63.383; -57.550) is a distinctive peak 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Mount Jacquinot, rising to 915 metres (3,000 ft) at the west end of Mott Snowfield, Trinity Peninsula. The name represents the initial letters of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) (1955–57) led by P.G. Mott.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fidase Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Fidase Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, November 21, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.