Crookes Peak

Crookes Peak (66°14′S 65°18′W / 66.233°S 65.3°W / -66.233; -65.3) is a peak at the east side of Widmark Ice Piedmont, midway between Stair Hill and Rugg Peak on the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Sir William Crookes (1832–1919), English chemist and physicist whose pioneer work on the optical properties of tinted glass in 1909-13 led to the design of the first satisfactory snow goggles and the prevention of snow blindness.

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

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