Hayter Peak
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Hayter Peak is a peak, 565 m, standing 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) west of Mount Olsen
along the backbone of Laurens Peninsula
, at the northwest end of Heard Island. The peak was surveyed in 1948 by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
), and named by them for Alfred J. Hayter, warrant officer on the expedition ship HMAS Labuan.
Mount Olsen
Mount Olsen is a snow-covered peak standing 0.2 nautical miles east of Hayter Peak on Laurens Peninsula, in the northwest part of Heard Island. The feature appears to have been roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, American sealer operating in the area during...
along the backbone of Laurens Peninsula
Laurens Peninsula
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks. It forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The name was applied by the ANARE following their survey in 1948...
, at the northwest end of Heard Island. The peak was surveyed in 1948 by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
), and named by them for Alfred J. Hayter, warrant officer on the expedition ship HMAS Labuan.