Ryan Peak
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Ryan Peak is a peak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Penitent Peak
on Horseshoe Island
. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955-57. Named for Francis B. Ryan of FIDS, meteorologist at Horseshoe Island in 1956, who broke a leg in a climbing accident on this peak.
Category:Mountains of Graham Land
Penitent Peak
Penitent Peak is a peak between Mount Breaker and Ryan Peak on Horseshoe Island. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1955-57 and so named because of the snow penitents which are a characteristic feature in the vicinity of the peak....
on Horseshoe Island
Horseshoe Island (Antarctica)
Horseshoe Island is an island 6.5 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide occupying most of the entrance to Square Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land. Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill who mapped this area by land and from the air in 1936-37...
. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955-57. Named for Francis B. Ryan of FIDS, meteorologist at Horseshoe Island in 1956, who broke a leg in a climbing accident on this peak.
Category:Mountains of Graham Land