Magnier Peaks
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Magnier Peaks are two mountain peaks, the higher 1,345 m, surmounting the peninsula
between Leroux and Bigo Bays on the west coast of Graham Land
. These peaks were discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, under Charcot.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
between Leroux and Bigo Bays on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. These peaks were discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, under Charcot.