Ami Boué Peak
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Ami Boué Peak is the peak rising to 1101 m in the north extremity of Laclavère Plateau
on Trinity Peninsula
, Antarctic Peninsula
. Situated 8.79 km south-southeast of Mount Jacquinot
, 11.14 km northeast of Dabnik Peak
, 8.43 km north of Kanitz Nunatak
and 12.56 km west-southwest of Fidase Peak
.
The peak is named after the German
-French
-Austria
n explorer of the Balkans
Ami Boué
(1794-1881).
Laclavere Plateau
Laclavere Plateau is a plateau, 10 nautical miles long and from 1 to 3 nautical miles wide, rising to 1,035 m between Misty Pass and Theodolite Hill, Trinity Peninsula. The plateau rises south of Schmidt Peninsula and the Chilean scientific station, General Bernardo O'Higgins...
on Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. Situated 8.79 km south-southeast of Mount Jacquinot
Mount Jacquinot
Mount Jacquinot is a pyramidal peak, 475 m, with exposed rock on its north side, lying 3 miles south of Cape Legoupil and 1 mile east of Huon Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula...
, 11.14 km northeast of Dabnik Peak
Dabnik Peak
Dabnik Peak is the peak rising to 1090 m off the west extremity of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated on the east side of Misty Pass, 14.2 km southeast of Cape Ducorps, 11.14 km southwest of Ami Boué Peak and 9.81 km west-northwest of Kanitz Nunatak...
, 8.43 km north of Kanitz Nunatak
Kanitz Nunatak
Kanitz Nunatak is the rocky peak rising to over 600 m in the southern foothills of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 8.43 km south of Ami Boué Peak, 9.81 km east-southeast of Dabnik Peak, 6.15 km north of Cain Nunatak and 9.84 km west by...
and 12.56 km west-southwest of Fidase Peak
Fidase Peak
Fidase Peak is a distinctive peak 9 nautical miles east of Mount Jacquinot, rising to 915 m at the west end of Mott Snowfield, Trinity Peninsula. Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition represents the initial letters of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey...
.
The peak is named after the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n explorer of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
Ami Boué
Ami Boué
Ami Boué , Austrian geologist, was born at Hamburg, and received his early education there and in Geneva and Paris....
(1794-1881).
Location
Ami Boué Peak is located at 63°25′01"S 57°47′23"W. German-British mapping in 1996.Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.