Alencar Peak
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Alencar Peak is a 1555 metre peak
at the head of Lind Glacier
, standing 6 miles (10 km) east of Cape Perez
on the west side of Graham Land
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him for Admiral Alexandrino Faria de Alencar, then Brazil
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Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
at the head of Lind Glacier
Lind Glacier
Lind Glacier is a glacier flowing west from Alencar Peak into the south part of Collins Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908-10...
, standing 6 miles (10 km) east of Cape Perez
Cape Perez
Cape Perez is a prominent cape between Collins Bay and Beascochea Bay on Kiev Peninsula, the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, but apparently not named by them until about 1904, when in working up their scientific reports they gave...
on the west side of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
in Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot and named by him for Admiral Alexandrino Faria de Alencar, then Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Navy Minister.