Wilckens Peaks

Wilckens Peaks

The Wilckens Peaks (coord|54|12|S|36|57|W|) are a group of mountain peaks, the highest 1,375 m, in the form of an arc which extends from the north side of Keilhau Glacier to the north side of Neumayer Glacier in South Georgia. The peaks were roughly located in 1928-29 by Ludwig Kohl-Larsen who gave the name "Wilckenskette" after Otto Wilckens of Bonn University. An English form of the name has been accepted.


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  • Stanley Peak, South Georgia — Stanley Peak (coord|54|11|S|36|55|W|) is a central summit in the Wilckens Peaks, rising to 1,265 m at the head of Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee (UK APC) after Lieutenant… …   Wikipedia

  • Crean Glacier — (54°8′S 37°1′W / 54.133°S 37.017°W / 54.133; 37.017) is a glacier 4 miles (6 km) long, flowing northwest from Wilckens Peaks to the head of Antarctic Bay …   Wikipedia

  • Zigzag Pass — (coord|54|12|S|36|59|W|) is a pass through the west portion of Wilckens Peaks in South Georgia, leading from Kohl Plateau to the head of Esmark Glacier. Descriptively named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee (UK APC) in 1982 from… …   Wikipedia

  • Admiralty Peak — (coord|54|13|S|36|50|W|) is a peak, 945 m, lying east of Wilckens Peaks in the central part of South Georgia. Charted by DI in 1926 30 and named after the Board of Admiralty …   Wikipedia

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