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Davies Top (69°24′S 64°56′W / 69.4°S 64.933°W) is a conspicuous isolated peak (2,360 m) on the east side of Wakefield Highland, near the head of Lurabee Glacier in northern Palmer Land. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) on December 22, 1947. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in November 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Anthony G. Davies of FIDS, Medical Officer at Horseshoe Island and Stonington Island, 1960.
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