Charles Peak
Encyclopedia
Charles Peak is a bare rock peak
, 990 metres (3,248 ft) high, surmounting the southeast end of the Collier Hills in the Heritage Range
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Charles E. Williams, meteorologist at Little America V Station in 1958.
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...
, 990 metres (3,248 ft) high, surmounting the southeast end of the Collier Hills in the Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Charles E. Williams, meteorologist at Little America V Station in 1958.