Magnier Peaks

The Magnier Peaks (65°40′S 64°18′W / 65.667°S 64.300°W / -65.667; -64.300Coordinates: 65°40′S 64°18′W / 65.667°S 64.300°W / -65.667; -64.300) are two mountain peaks, the higher at 1,345 metres (4,410 ft), surmounting the peninsula between Leroux Bay and Bigo Bay on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. These peaks were discovered and named by the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.