Grigg Peak
Encyclopedia
Grigg Peak is a peak
(2,130 m) located 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of the north tip of Lyttelton Range
in the Admiralty Mountains
of Victoria Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Gordon C. Grigg, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station
, 1966-67.
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...
(2,130 m) located 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of the north tip of Lyttelton Range
Lyttelton Range
The Lyttelton Range is a narrow northwest-trending mountain range located south of Dunedin Range in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. The range is 26 km long and forms the western wall of the upper part of the Dennistoun Glacier....
in the Admiralty Mountains
Admiralty Mountains
The Admiralty Mountains is a large group of high mountains and individually-named ranges and ridges in northeastern Victoria Land of Antarctica...
of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Gordon C. Grigg, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1966-67.