Cirque Peak
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Cirque Peak is a peak
1 miles (1.6 km) south of Le Couteur Peak
, in the Millen Range
. It was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962–63, due to the peak's position at the head of a large cirque
containing a section of the Pearl Harbor Glacier
névé
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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...
1 miles (1.6 km) south of Le Couteur Peak
Le Couteur Peak
Le Couteur Peak is a peak between Cirque and Omega Peaks, in the north part of Millen Range. Named by the Southern Party of the NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for P. C. Le Couteur, geologist with this party....
, in the Millen Range
Millen Range
The Millen Range is a prominent Northwest-Southeast trending range in Antarctica, located west of Cartographers Range in the Victory Mountains. Peaks in the range include Inferno, Omega, Le Couteur, Head, Cirque, Gless, Turret, Crosscut and Mount Aorangi. It was Named by the NZFMCAE, 1962–63, for...
. It was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (NZFMCAE), 1962–63, due to the peak's position at the head of a large cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
containing a section of the Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier
Pearl Harbor Glacier is a major tributary glacier flowing generally east from the Victory Mountains and entering the southwest side of Tucker Glacier 17 nautical miles northwest of Bypass Hill. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, to commemorate the heroism of...
névé
Névé
Névé is a young, granular type of snow which has been partially melted, refrozen and compacted, yet precedes the form of ice. This type of snow is associated with glacier formation through the process of nivation. Névé that survives a full season of ablation is referred to as firn, which is both...
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