Knowledge (XXG)

Péwé Peak

Source 📝

651: 639: 52: 45: 268: 627: 947: 829: 409:. Small meltwater lake between the lower parts of Joyce Glacier and Garwood Glacier. It was first seen on the ground by U.S. geologist Troy L. Péwé on Jan. 14, 1958. He gave it the name Colleen because the feature is similar to many of the clear, reflecting lakes in Ireland. 569:. A small, secluded valley area completely isolated by mountain peaks, located immediately south of Joyce Glacier and Péwé Peak. The valley reminded personnel of the VUWAE (1960-61), who applied the name, of James Hilton's Shangri-la in Lost Horizon. 951: 833: 325:, which would have been a tributary to it in times of more intense glaciation. Named by the N.Z. Blue Glacier Party (1956-57) after Ernest Joyce, a member of British Antarctic expeditions of 1901-04, 1907-09 and 1914-17. 447:. A small, flat glacial outwash plain, the surface of which is covered by the algae Nostoc. The feature is located east of the south lobe of Joyce Glacier. So named by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994. 321:. Glacier immediately north of Péwé Peak, draining from the névé northeast of Catacomb Hill and terminating 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) up-valley (west) of the snout of 486: 615:
on its east margin. Named in 1992 by US-ACAN after John A. Kelmelis, cartographer, USGS; Manager of Polar Programs, Office of International Activities, USGS, 1984-87.
367:. The glacier terminates on the cliffs north of Colleen Lake. The name, applied by New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) in 1994, is taken from an old spelling for the 485:. A large proglacial lake on the south margin of Joyce Glacier in the small valley known as Shangri-la. Named in association with Shangri-la by the New Zealand 83: 937: 916: 895: 858: 156: 837: 205: 44: 970: 928: 907: 886: 849: 923: 902: 881: 844: 650: 204:. The peak is immediately south of Joyce Glacier and is surrounded by glacial ice except on the south side. It was named by the 955: 933: 912: 891: 854: 419: 335: 209: 229: 528: 364: 76: 579: 541: 457: 381: 293: 638: 499: 279:. Péwé Peak rises above Joyce Glacier to the north, and Lake Buddha to the west. Shangri-la is to the south and 626: 256: 251: 975: 527:. A mountain rising to 978 metres (3,209 ft) at the east side of Lake Buddha. It was named by 267: 246: 368: 865: 531:(NZGB) in 1994; the name is suggested by the steep climb of the west side of the mountain. 322: 201: 964: 280: 213: 142: 811: 612: 608: 276: 241: 132: 594: 581: 556: 543: 514: 501: 472: 459: 434: 421: 396: 383: 350: 337: 308: 295: 212:, 1957–58, who personally explored this peak as well as adjacent portions of 172: 158: 99: 85: 17: 198: 607:. A group of hills rising to 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) high between 194: 266: 193:) is a bedrock peak, 860 metres (2,820 ft) high, composed of 487:
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition
819:(2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names 363:. A small hanging glacier on the southern slopes of 138: 128: 123: 75: 70: 32: 721: 697: 745: 685: 8: 769: 208:for Troy L. Péwé, a glacial geologist with 611:and Joyce Glacier, situated midway up the 29: 938:United States Department of the Interior 917:United States Department of the Interior 896:United States Department of the Interior 859:United States Department of the Interior 870:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 838:United States Board on Geographic Names 793: 781: 757: 733: 709: 673: 666: 622: 206:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 7: 929:Geographic Names Information System 908:Geographic Names Information System 887:Geographic Names Information System 850:Geographic Names Information System 954:from websites or documents of the 836:from websites or documents of the 25: 813:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 51: 950: This article incorporates 945: 832: This article incorporates 827: 649: 637: 625: 50: 43: 956:United States Geological Survey 934:United States Geological Survey 913:United States Geological Survey 892:United States Geological Survey 855:United States Geological Survey 210:U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 810:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 271:Péwé Peakl to the north of map 1: 529:New Zealand Geographic Board 257:GPX (secondary coordinates) 992: 971:Mountains of Victoria Land 656:View of Shangri-la (2016) 252:GPX (primary coordinates) 227:Map all coordinates using 37: 27:Mountain in the Antarctic 435:78.046746°S 163.685427°E 351:78.009541°S 163.838367°E 235:Download coordinates as: 952:public domain material 834:public domain material 440:-78.046746; 163.685427 356:-78.009541; 163.838367 272: 270: 247:GPX (all coordinates) 722:Zetland Glacier USGS 698:Mount Discovery USGS 275:Péwé Peak is in the 676:, pp. 572–573. 591: /  553: /  511: /  469: /  431: /  393: /  347: /  305: /  168: /  95: /  595:77.983°S 163.600°E 557:78.050°S 163.700°E 515:78.050°S 163.850°E 489:(VUWAE), 1960-61. 473:78.050°S 163.750°E 397:78.033°S 163.867°E 309:78.017°S 163.700°E 283:to the southwest. 273: 197:and topped with a 173:78.033°S 163.667°E 100:78.033°S 163.667°E 71:Highest point 924:"Zetland Glacier" 746:Nostoc Flats USGS 686:Denton Hills USGS 148: 147: 16:(Redirected from 983: 949: 948: 940: 919: 898: 877: 876: 875: 861: 831: 830: 826: 825: 824: 818: 797: 791: 785: 779: 773: 770:Mount Steep USGS 767: 761: 755: 749: 743: 737: 731: 725: 719: 713: 707: 701: 695: 689: 683: 677: 671: 653: 641: 629: 606: 605: 603: 602: 601: 600:-77.983; 163.600 596: 592: 589: 588: 587: 584: 568: 567: 565: 564: 563: 562:-78.050; 163.700 558: 554: 551: 550: 549: 546: 526: 525: 523: 522: 521: 520:-78.050; 163.850 516: 512: 509: 508: 507: 504: 484: 483: 481: 480: 479: 478:-78.050; 163.750 474: 470: 467: 466: 465: 462: 446: 445: 443: 442: 441: 436: 432: 429: 428: 427: 424: 408: 407: 405: 404: 403: 402:-78.033; 163.867 398: 394: 391: 390: 389: 386: 369:Shetland Islands 362: 361: 359: 358: 357: 352: 348: 345: 344: 343: 340: 320: 319: 317: 316: 315: 314:-78.017; 163.700 310: 306: 303: 302: 301: 298: 192: 191: 189: 188: 187: 185: 180: 179: 178:-78.033; 163.667 174: 169: 166: 165: 164: 161: 119: 118: 116: 115: 114: 112: 107: 106: 105:-78.033; 163.667 101: 96: 93: 92: 91: 88: 54: 53: 47: 30: 21: 991: 990: 986: 985: 984: 982: 981: 980: 961: 960: 946: 943: 922: 901: 880: 873: 871: 867:Mount Discovery 864: 843: 828: 822: 820: 816: 809: 805: 800: 792: 788: 780: 776: 768: 764: 756: 752: 744: 740: 732: 728: 720: 716: 708: 704: 696: 692: 684: 680: 672: 668: 664: 657: 654: 645: 642: 633: 630: 621: 599: 597: 593: 590: 585: 582: 580: 578: 577: 575: 561: 559: 555: 552: 547: 544: 542: 540: 539: 537: 519: 517: 513: 510: 505: 502: 500: 498: 497: 495: 477: 475: 471: 468: 463: 460: 458: 456: 455: 453: 439: 437: 433: 430: 425: 422: 420: 418: 417: 415: 401: 399: 395: 392: 387: 384: 382: 380: 379: 377: 365:Mount Alexandra 355: 353: 349: 346: 341: 338: 336: 334: 333: 331: 329:Zetland Glacier 323:Garwood Glacier 313: 311: 307: 304: 299: 296: 294: 292: 291: 289: 265: 264: 263: 262: 261: 222: 220:Nearby features 183: 181: 177: 175: 171: 170: 167: 162: 159: 157: 155: 154: 110: 108: 104: 102: 98: 97: 94: 89: 86: 84: 82: 81: 66: 65: 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 59: 55: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 989: 987: 979: 978: 973: 963: 962: 942: 941: 920: 903:"Nostoc Flats" 899: 878: 862: 845:"Denton Hills" 841: 806: 804: 801: 799: 798: 796:, p. 386. 786: 784:, p. 666. 774: 762: 760:, p. 102. 750: 738: 736:, p. 145. 726: 714: 712:, p. 378. 702: 690: 678: 665: 663: 660: 659: 658: 655: 648: 646: 643: 636: 634: 631: 624: 620: 617: 574: 573:Kelmelis Hills 571: 536: 533: 494: 491: 452: 449: 414: 411: 376: 373: 330: 327: 288: 285: 260: 259: 254: 249: 244: 238: 232: 225: 224: 223: 221: 218: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 130: 126: 125: 121: 120: 79: 73: 72: 68: 67: 57: 56: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 38: 35: 34: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 988: 977: 974: 972: 969: 968: 966: 959: 957: 953: 939: 935: 931: 930: 925: 921: 918: 914: 910: 909: 904: 900: 897: 893: 889: 888: 883: 882:"Mount Steep" 879: 869: 868: 863: 860: 856: 852: 851: 846: 842: 839: 835: 815: 814: 808: 807: 802: 795: 790: 787: 783: 778: 775: 771: 766: 763: 759: 754: 751: 747: 742: 739: 735: 730: 727: 723: 718: 715: 711: 706: 703: 699: 694: 691: 687: 682: 679: 675: 670: 667: 661: 652: 647: 640: 635: 628: 623: 618: 616: 614: 610: 604: 572: 570: 566: 534: 532: 530: 524: 492: 490: 488: 482: 450: 448: 444: 412: 410: 406: 374: 372: 371:of Scotland. 370: 366: 360: 328: 326: 324: 318: 287:Joyce Glacier 286: 284: 282: 281:Catacomb Hill 278: 269: 258: 255: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 239: 237: 236: 231: 230:OpenStreetMap 228: 219: 217: 215: 214:Victoria Land 211: 207: 203: 200: 196: 190: 152: 144: 143:Victoria Land 141: 137: 134: 131: 127: 122: 117: 80: 78: 74: 69: 46: 36: 31: 19: 944: 927: 906: 885: 872:, retrieved 866: 848: 821:, retrieved 812: 794:Alberts 1995 789: 782:Alberts 1995 777: 765: 758:Alberts 1995 753: 741: 734:Alberts 1995 729: 717: 710:Alberts 1995 705: 693: 681: 674:Alberts 1995 669: 632:Colleen Lake 613:Blue Glacier 609:Brodie Ponds 576: 538: 496: 454: 416: 413:Nostoc Flats 378: 375:Colleen Lake 332: 290: 277:Denton Hills 274: 234: 233: 226: 150: 149: 18:Nostoc Flats 976:Scott Coast 598: / 560: / 518: / 493:Mount Steep 476: / 451:Lake Buddha 438: / 426:163°41′08″E 400: / 354: / 342:163°50′18″E 312: / 176: / 103: / 77:Coordinates 965:Categories 874:2024-02-23 823:2024-01-30 662:References 644:Shangri-la 535:Shangri-la 423:78°02′48″S 339:78°00′34″S 182: ( 133:Antarctica 109: ( 184:Péwé Peak 151:Péwé Peak 129:Continent 124:Geography 111:Péwé Peak 58:Péwé Peak 33:Péwé Peak 586:163°36′E 548:163°42′E 506:163°51′E 464:163°45′E 388:163°52′E 300:163°42′E 199:dolerite 163:163°40′E 90:163°40′E 803:Sources 619:Gallery 583:77°59′S 545:78°03′S 461:78°03′S 385:78°02′S 297:78°01′S 195:granite 503:78°3′S 160:78°2′S 139:Region 87:78°2′S 817:(PDF) 202:sill 242:KML 967:: 958:. 936:, 932:, 926:, 915:, 911:, 905:, 894:, 890:, 884:, 857:, 853:, 847:, 216:. 840:. 772:. 748:. 724:. 700:. 688:. 186:) 153:( 113:) 20:)

Index

Nostoc Flats
Péwé Peak is located in Antarctica
Coordinates
78°2′S 163°40′E / 78.033°S 163.667°E / -78.033; 163.667 (Péwé Peak)
Antarctica
Victoria Land
78°2′S 163°40′E / 78.033°S 163.667°E / -78.033; 163.667 (Péwé Peak)
granite
dolerite
sill
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze
Victoria Land
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Denton Hills
Catacomb Hill
78°01′S 163°42′E / 78.017°S 163.700°E / -78.017; 163.700
Garwood Glacier
78°00′34″S 163°50′18″E / 78.009541°S 163.838367°E / -78.009541; 163.838367
Mount Alexandra
Shetland Islands
78°02′S 163°52′E / 78.033°S 163.867°E / -78.033; 163.867
78°02′48″S 163°41′08″E / 78.046746°S 163.685427°E / -78.046746; 163.685427
78°03′S 163°45′E / 78.050°S 163.750°E / -78.050; 163.750
Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.