Paulsen Peak

Paulsen Peak

Paulsen Peak (coord|54|20|S|36|40|W|) is a rock peak, 1,875 m, standing near the head of Lyell Glacier, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mount Sugartop in the Allardyce Range of South Georgia. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), following mapping by the SGS, 1951-52, for Harald B. Paulsen (1898-1951), a leading figure in the Norwegian whaling industry.


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